ZIP 20019 recorded 885 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 3,202 across 2021–2025. Primary county: District of Columbia, DC.
3,202 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 451 | |
| 2023 | 882 | |
| 2024 | 984 | |
| 2025 | 885 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20019 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 1,220 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 434 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 254 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 227 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 209 | 6.5% |
For the 149 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20019 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 246 | 29.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 106 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 84 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 54 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 33 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 30 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 27 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 210 | 25.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 452 | 54.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 93 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 69 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 60 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 22 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 19 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 79 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20019 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 130% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20019.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 3,201 | |
| 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 — 3,202 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.