ZIP 20602 recorded 193 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,362 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charles County, MD.
1,362 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 273 | |
| 2022 | 391 | |
| 2023 | 270 | |
| 2024 | 235 | |
| 2025 | 193 |
Nov peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20602 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 231 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 188 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 170 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 149 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 61 | 4.5% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20602 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 40.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 17 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 15 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 21.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 140 | 71.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 8.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20602 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 422% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $275,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20602.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waldorf | 1,350 | |
| 2 | Indian Head | 5 |
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 — 1,362 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.