ZIP 20012 recorded 152 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 554 across 2021–2025. Primary county: District of Columbia, DC.
554 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 101 | |
| 2023 | 155 | |
| 2024 | 146 | |
| 2025 | 152 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20012 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 220 | 39.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 108 | 19.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 53 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 19 | 3.4% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20012 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 36.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Closet | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 21.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 54.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 7.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20012 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 168% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20012.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 551 | |
| 2 | Silver Spring | 2 |
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 — 554 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.