ZIP 20020 recorded 734 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,818 across 2021–2025. Primary county: District of Columbia, DC.
2,818 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 334 | |
| 2023 | 774 | |
| 2024 | 976 | |
| 2025 | 734 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20020 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 1,232 | 43.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 398 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 209 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 170 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 139 | 4.9% |
For the 72 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20020 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 240 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 79 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 61 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 60 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 45 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 26 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 16 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 166 | 22.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 409 | 55.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 63 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 61 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 54 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 30 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 28 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 16 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 63 | 8.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20020 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 198% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $240,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20020.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 2,818 |
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 — 2,818 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.