ZIP 19611 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 555 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berks County, PA.
555 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 112 | |
| 2022 | 110 | |
| 2023 | 150 | |
| 2024 | 133 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 19611 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 76 | 13.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 66 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 59 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 48 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 30 | 5.4% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 19611 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 23 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 23.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 29 | 25.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 26 | 22.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 19611 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 34447% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 19611.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Reading | 339 | |
| 2 | Reading | 199 | |
| 3 | Wyomissing | 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 — 555 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.