ZIP 20017 recorded 217 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 722 across 2021–2025. Primary county: District of Columbia, DC.
722 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 101 | |
| 2023 | 165 | |
| 2024 | 239 | |
| 2025 | 217 |
Feb peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20017 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 295 | 40.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 136 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 87 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 32 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 27 | 3.7% |
For the 56 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20017 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 34 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 14 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 21.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 126 | 63.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 12.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20017 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 145% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $690,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20017.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 722 |
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 — 722 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.