ZIP 20616 recorded 118 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 512 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charles County, MD.
512 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 | |
| 2022 | 135 | |
| 2023 | 84 | |
| 2024 | 76 | |
| 2025 | 118 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20616 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 143 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 71 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 46 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 28 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 23 | 4.5% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20616 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 23.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 13.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 63.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20616 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 241% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20616.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryans Road | 473 | |
| 2 | Indian Head | 32 | |
| 3 | La Plata | 2 |
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 — 512 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.