ZIP 20008 recorded 252 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 880 across 2021–2025. Primary county: District of Columbia, DC.
880 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 163 | |
| 2023 | 234 | |
| 2024 | 231 | |
| 2025 | 252 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20008 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 348 | 39.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 125 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 115 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 33 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Chemical spill or leak | 27 | 3.1% |
For the 45 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20008 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 58 | 33.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 35 | 19.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 29.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 82 | 46.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 25 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 5.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20008 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 137% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20008.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 880 |
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 — 880 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.