ZIP 20037 recorded 116 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 418 across 2021–2025. Primary county: District of Columbia, DC.
418 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 93 | |
| 2023 | 115 | |
| 2024 | 94 | |
| 2025 | 116 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20037 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 147 | 35.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 45 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 35 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 26 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Flammable gas or liquid condition, other | 22 | 5.3% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20037 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 41.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Entrance way, lobby | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 24.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 57.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 7.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20037 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2955% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20037.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 418 |
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 — 418 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.