ZIP 20688 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 193 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Calvert County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
193 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Oct peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20688 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 75 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 44 | 22.8% | |
| 3 | Water vehicle fire | 12 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 6 | 3.1% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20688 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 68.0% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 4.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 76.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Candle | 1 | 4.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20688.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solomons | 192 |
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 — 193 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.