ZIP 20662 recorded 73 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 250 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charles County, MD.
250 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 65 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 73 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20662 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 41 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 28 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 27 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 25 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 24 | 9.6% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20662 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 5.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 70.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20662 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 118% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20662.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Head | 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 — 250 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.