ZIP 20705 recorded 135 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 963 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, MD.
963 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 216 | |
| 2022 | 197 | |
| 2023 | 196 | |
| 2024 | 219 | |
| 2025 | 135 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20705 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 398 | 41.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 73 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 62 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 48 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 48 | 5.0% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20705 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 42 | 24.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 104 | 60.8% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 16 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 10 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 4.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20705 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 259% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20705.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beltsville | 946 | |
| 2 | Laurel | 4 | |
| 3 | Hyattsville | 3 | |
| 4 | Calverton | 2 | |
| 5 | College Park | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince George's County | MD | 1.00 | FIPS 24033 |
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 — 963 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.