ZIP 20024 recorded 170 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 594 across 2021–2025. Primary county: District of Columbia, DC.
594 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 61 | |
| 2023 | 166 | |
| 2024 | 197 | |
| 2025 | 170 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20024 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 228 | 38.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 132 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 36 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 34 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Chemical spill or leak | 33 | 5.6% |
For the 42 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20024 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 38.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 40 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 17 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Corridor, mall | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 15.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 88 | 48.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 21 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 14 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20024 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 308% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $87,809 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20024.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 593 | |
| 2 | Rockville | 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 — 594 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.