ZIP 20003 recorded 309 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,064 across 2021–2025. Primary county: District of Columbia, DC.
1,064 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 174 | |
| 2023 | 270 | |
| 2024 | 311 | |
| 2025 | 309 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20003 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 434 | 40.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 154 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 90 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 50 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 46 | 4.3% |
For the 44 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20003 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Corridor, mall | 19 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 14 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 57 | 23.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 135 | 55.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 29 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 19 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 7.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20003 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 451% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20003.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 1,064 |
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 — 1,064 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.