ZIP 20708 recorded 151 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 871 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Prince George's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
871 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 163 | |
| 2022 | 176 | |
| 2023 | 191 | |
| 2024 | 190 | |
| 2025 | 151 |
Nov peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20708 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 368 | 42.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 80 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 69 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 46 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 45 | 5.2% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20708 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 25.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 60.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 6.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20708 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 106% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20708.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurel | 861 | |
| 2 | Bowie | 3 | |
| 3 | South Laurel | 2 | |
| 4 | Beltsville | 1 | |
| 5 | Silver Spring | 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 — 871 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.