ZIP 20009 recorded 344 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,299 across 2021–2025. Primary county: District of Columbia, DC.
1,299 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 198 | |
| 2023 | 340 | |
| 2024 | 417 | |
| 2025 | 344 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20009 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 618 | 47.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 197 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 84 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Flammable gas or liquid condition, other | 51 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 36 | 2.8% |
For the 43 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20009 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 40.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 50 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 13 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 11 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 5 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 5 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 66 | 23.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 141 | 50.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 35 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 17 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 17 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 10.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20009 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 156% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20009.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 1,299 |
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 — 1,299 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.