ZIP 20640 recorded 174 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 947 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charles County, MD.
947 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 152 | |
| 2022 | 207 | |
| 2023 | 220 | |
| 2024 | 194 | |
| 2025 | 174 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20640 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 168 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 128 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 87 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 77 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 69 | 7.3% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20640 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 16 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 9 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 13.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 42.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 21 | 22.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20640 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1086% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $125,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20640.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Head | 943 | |
| 2 | Easley | 1 | |
| 3 | Potomac 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 — 947 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.