ZIP 20637 recorded 55 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 350 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charles County, MD.
350 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | |
| 2022 | 72 | |
| 2023 | 77 | |
| 2024 | 103 | |
| 2025 | 55 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20637 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 70 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Aircraft standby | 47 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 39 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 22 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 21 | 6.0% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20637 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 40.8% | |
| 2 | Other | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 16.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 55.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Candle | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 10.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20637 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3549% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20637.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hughesville | 341 | |
| 2 | Baden | 1 | |
| 3 | Charlotte Hall | 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 — 350 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.