ZIP 20002 recorded 761 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 3,073 across 2021–2025. Primary county: District of Columbia, DC.
3,073 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 472 | |
| 2023 | 865 | |
| 2024 | 975 | |
| 2025 | 761 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20002 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 1,212 | 39.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 565 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 238 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 109 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 102 | 3.3% |
For the 182 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20002 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 370 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 130 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 63 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 22 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 21 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 16 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 16 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 219 | 24.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 590 | 65.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 79 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 41 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 41 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 24 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 17 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 15 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 70 | 7.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20002 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 132% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20002.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 3,073 |
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 — 3,073 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.