ZIP 20677 recorded 44 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 226 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charles County, MD.
226 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 58 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 48 | |
| 2025 | 44 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20677 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 47 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 31 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 22 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 14 | 6.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20677 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 18.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20677 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3519% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $26,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20677.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Head | 4 |
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 — 226 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.