ZIP 20706 recorded 167 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 958 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Prince George's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
958 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 166 | |
| 2022 | 185 | |
| 2023 | 216 | |
| 2024 | 224 | |
| 2025 | 167 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20706 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 337 | 35.2% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 78 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 70 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 65 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 63 | 6.6% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20706 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 94 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 15 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Corridor, mall | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 62 | 24.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 175 | 68.9% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 6.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20706 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 246% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20706.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lanham | 937 | |
| 2 | Hyattsville | 5 | |
| 3 | Bowie | 3 | |
| 4 | Glenn Dale | 3 | |
| 5 | Upper Marlboro | 3 |
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 — 958 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.