ZIP 20018 recorded 275 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,033 across 2021–2025. Primary county: District of Columbia, DC.
1,033 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 133 | |
| 2023 | 263 | |
| 2024 | 362 | |
| 2025 | 275 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20018 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 319 | 30.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 214 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 109 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 78 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 64 | 6.2% |
For the 70 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20018 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 167 | 45.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 46 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 18 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 13 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 8 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 71 | 19.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 259 | 70.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 5.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 15 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 14 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 9 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 4 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 6.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20018 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 505% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $460,360 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $219,400 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $212,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20018.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 1,032 | |
| 2 | Silver Spring | 1 |
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 — 1,033 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.