ZIP 20716 recorded 80 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 503 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Prince George's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
503 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 92 | |
| 2023 | 111 | |
| 2024 | 124 | |
| 2025 | 80 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20716 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 136 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 43 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 43 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 41 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 39 | 7.8% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20716 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 22.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 84 | 67.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 7.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20716 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 120% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20716.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowie | 501 | |
| 2 | Laurel | 1 | |
| 3 | 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 — 503 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.