ZIP 20622 recorded 51 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 343 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charles County, MD.
343 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | |
| 2022 | 93 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 75 | |
| 2025 | 51 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20622 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 68 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 56 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 41 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 33 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 32 | 9.3% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20622 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 9 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 37.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 10.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20622 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 547% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $175,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $800 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $300 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20622.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte Hall | 328 | |
| 2 | Charlotte | 2 | |
| 3 | Mechanicsville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's County | MD | 1.00 | FIPS 24037 |
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 — 343 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.