ZIP 20608 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 65 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Prince George's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
65 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20608 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 13 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 10 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 9 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 12.3% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 5 | 7.7% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20608 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Service facilities, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 1 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 64.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Sunlight | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20608 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20608.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aquasco | 54 | |
| 2 | Baden | 1 | |
| 3 | District Heights | 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 — 65 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.