ZIP 20005 recorded 129 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 502 across 2021–2025. Primary county: District of Columbia, DC.
502 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 88 | |
| 2023 | 126 | |
| 2024 | 159 | |
| 2025 | 129 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20005 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 233 | 46.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 62 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 45 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 23 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 17 | 3.4% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20005 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 20.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Corridor, mall | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 21.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 60.6% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20005 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 417% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20005.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 501 | |
| 2 | Weatherford | 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 — 502 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.