ZIP 20701 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 68 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Anne Arundel County, MD.
68 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 4 | 5.9% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Office | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 5.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 77.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 11010% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $9,000 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard County | MD | 0.50 | FIPS 24027 |
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 — 68 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.