In 2025, fire departments serving Prince George's County responded to 3,540 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $10.0M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 61% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Aug dips.
25,396 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5,195 | |
| 2022 | 5,463 | |
| 2023 | 5,479 | |
| 2024 | 5,719 | |
| 2025 | 3,540 |
For the 283 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Prince George's County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 64% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000,000 | BOWIE | Fire, other | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $10,000,000 | LAUREL | Building fires | Catastrophic |
| 3 | $2,000,000 | LAUREL | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $1,000,000 | LAUREL | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $1,000,000 | BELTSVILLE | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Major |
| 6 | $1,000,000 | LAUREL | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $650,000 | SUITLAND | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $520,000 | BRANDYWINE | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $500,000 | BOWIE | Building fires | Major |
| 10 | $500,000 | GREENBELT | Building fires | Major |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 24033.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Bowie | 57,922 | View › |
| Clinton | 40,224 | View › |
| Chillum | 35,908 | View › |
| College Park | 34,416 | View › |
| Laurel | 29,581 | View › |
| South Laurel | 28,427 | View › |
| Suitland | 25,839 | View › |
| Fort Washington | 25,825 | View › |
| Greenbelt | 24,646 | View › |
| Landover | 24,430 | View › |
| Camp Springs | 23,269 | View › |
| Langley Park | 21,778 | View › |
50 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MDBWR-FY19-RX-Mill Ditch | 2019 | FWS | 974 |
| 2 | MDMDS-FY19-RX-Thorofare | 2019 | State | 428 |
| 3 | MDMDFN-FY19-RX-Nassawango 87-88 | 2019 | PRI | 205 |
| 4 | MDBWR-FY19-RX-Shorters Wharf East | 2019 | FWS | 125 |
| 5 | MDBWR-FY19-RX-Unit F2 | 2019 | FWS | 113 |
| 6 | MDBWR-FY19-RX-Wolf Pit | 2019 | FWS | 111 |
| 7 | MDMDS-FY19-RX-Marshy Hope 1-1 | 2019 | State | 80 |
| 8 | MDBWR-FY19-RX-McGraws Island | 2019 | FWS | 77 |
| 9 | Otto Farm Rx | 2021 | NPS | 62 |
| 10 | MDPWR-FY19-RX-NT7 Range 1 | 2019 | FWS | 60 |
County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.