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ZIP profile (county fallback)

Fires in ZIP 20661

ZIP 20661 is served primarily by Charles County, MD — including Waldorf. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Charles County aggregate.

ZIP 20661 FIPS 24017 county fallback
Total incidents (2025)
2,024
10,398 across 5 years
Building fires
258
152 wildland
Wildfire risk
19
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Charles County
02 Seasonality (county-level)

When do fires happen in Charles County?

Mar peaks. May dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.

Jan 239
Feb 186
Mar 260
Apr 133
May 104
Jun 149
Jul 176
Aug 178
Sep 123
Oct 159
Nov 176
Dec 141
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in Charles County?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 482 23.8%
2 Building fires 258 12.7%
3 Fires in structures other than in a building 226 11.2%
4 Cooking fire, confined to container 114 5.6%
5 Aircraft standby 112 5.5%
09 Cities served

Cities mapped to ZIP 20661

10 cities sit in Charles County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.

#CityPopulation2025 incidentsBuilding firesGrade
1 Waldorf 81,077 707 89 B+
2 Bensville 14,202 0 0 —
3 La Plata 10,283 406 57 D
4 Bryans Road 8,592 118 19 B+
5 Indian Head 3,931 174 16 C
6 Hughesville 2,299 54 5 C
7 Cobb Island 1,298 14 0 B+
8 Potomac Heights 1,166 0 0 A+
9 Pomfret 762 15 0 C-
10 Bryantown 620 4 0 C
11 Current conditions

Right now in 20661

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Charles County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.