ZIP 20016 recorded 198 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 840 across 2021–2025. Primary county: District of Columbia, DC.
840 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 174 | |
| 2023 | 239 | |
| 2024 | 229 | |
| 2025 | 198 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20016 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 249 | 29.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 172 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 112 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 47 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 37 | 4.4% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20016 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 36 | 23.5% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 23.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 41.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 35 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 9.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20016 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 108% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $24,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $18,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20016.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 840 |
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 — 840 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.