ZIP 20707 recorded 139 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,049 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, MD.
1,049 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 190 | |
| 2022 | 210 | |
| 2023 | 235 | |
| 2024 | 275 | |
| 2025 | 139 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20707 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 296 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 126 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 79 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 68 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 50 | 4.8% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20707 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 56 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 46 | 20.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 18 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 12 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 64 | 28.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 144 | 63.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 15 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 10 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20707 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 167% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20707.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurel | 1,043 | |
| 2 | Beltsville | 3 | |
| 3 | Silver Spring | 2 | |
| 4 | Burtonsville | 1 |
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 — 1,049 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.