ZIP 20006 recorded 29 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 142 across 2021–2025. Primary county: District of Columbia, DC.
142 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 29 |
Sep peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20006 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 36 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 27 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 25 | 17.6% | |
| 4 | Chemical spill or leak | 13 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 3.5% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20006 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 52.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20006 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 25600% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $7,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $600 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20006.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 142 |
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 — 142 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.