In 2025, fire departments serving Keedysville responded to 33 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $25K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 82% of all calls.
Jul peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
112 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2025. $55K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | — | |
| 2022 | 24 | +26.3% | |
| 2023 | 18 | -25.0% | |
| 2024 | 18 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 33 | +83.3% |
For the 2 building fires Keedysville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 15 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Separate operator/control area of transportation | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | Undetermined | 1 | 6.7% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Keedysville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Keedysville departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Keedysville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 4,141 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,000 | 20.1 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 461 | 33.0 mi | |
| 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 405 | 25.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 | 26.9 mi | |
| 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 350 | 28.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Natural | 300 | 49.3 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 | 27.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 145 | 21.9 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 105 | 25.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Debris and open burning | 91 | 47.2 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 76 | 21.7 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 63 | 40.3 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21756 | 112 |
Six Maryland cities with population within ±25% of Keedysville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.