ZIP 19610 recorded 101 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 962 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berks County, PA.
962 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 190 | |
| 2022 | 250 | |
| 2023 | 265 | |
| 2024 | 156 | |
| 2025 | 101 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19610 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 160 | 16.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 145 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 123 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 78 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 66 | 6.9% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19610 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 87 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 43 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 36 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Other | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 58 | 21.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 87 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 66 | 23.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 50 | 18.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 10 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Sunlight | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 5 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19610 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 431% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19610.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyomissing | 692 | |
| 2 | Reading | 49 | |
| 3 | Spring | 9 | |
| 4 | West Reading | 3 |
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 — 962 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.