ZIP 19609 recorded 89 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 455 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berks County, PA.
455 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | |
| 2022 | 86 | |
| 2023 | 117 | |
| 2024 | 88 | |
| 2025 | 89 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19609 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 112 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 61 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 35 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 34 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 31 | 6.8% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19609 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 31.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 11 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 17.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19609 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1518% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $63,548 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19609.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Lawn | 74 | |
| 2 | Reading | 41 | |
| 3 | Spring | 9 | |
| 4 | Wyomissing | 3 | |
| 5 | Cumru | 1 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 455 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.