ZIP 20695 recorded 174 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 914 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charles County, MD.
914 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 177 | |
| 2022 | 177 | |
| 2023 | 198 | |
| 2024 | 188 | |
| 2025 | 174 |
Jun peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20695 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 282 | 30.9% | |
| 2 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 74 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 67 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 59 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 58 | 6.3% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20695 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 10 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 8 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 23.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 70.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 9.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20695 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1897% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $75,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $32,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20695.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Head | 11 | |
| 2 | Mechanicsville | 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 — 914 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.