ZIP 20001 recorded 459 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,715 across 2021–2025. Primary county: District of Columbia, DC.
1,715 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 292 | |
| 2023 | 415 | |
| 2024 | 521 | |
| 2025 | 459 |
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20001 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 650 | 37.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 227 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 159 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Flammable gas or liquid condition, other | 79 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 75 | 4.4% |
For the 62 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20001 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 168 | 39.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 56 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 30 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 11 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 10 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 8 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 116 | 27.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 264 | 62.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 43 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 27 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 21 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 12 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 5.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20001 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 111% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20001.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 1,714 | |
| 2 | Arapaho | 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 — 1,715 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.