ZIP 20712 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 209 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Prince George's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
209 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | |
| 2022 | 47 | |
| 2023 | 44 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
May peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20712 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 81 | 38.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 26 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 24 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 13 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 11 | 5.3% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20712 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Closet | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 22.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 69.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20712 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 350% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20712.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Rainier | 208 | |
| 2 | Upper Marlboro | 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 — 209 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.