ZIP 20601 recorded 235 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,460 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charles County, MD.
1,460 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 274 | |
| 2022 | 405 | |
| 2023 | 299 | |
| 2024 | 247 | |
| 2025 | 235 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20601 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 268 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 157 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 130 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 123 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 109 | 7.5% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20601 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 77 | 34.5% | |
| 2 | Other | 26 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 21 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 22.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 160 | 71.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 7.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20601 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 283% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $375,501 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20601.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waldorf | 1,036 | |
| 2 | Baden | 269 | |
| 3 | Brandywine | 141 | |
| 4 | Accokeek | 3 | |
| 5 | Indian Head | 3 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince George's County | MD | 1.00 | FIPS 24033 |
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 — 1,460 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.