ZIP 20720 recorded 46 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 319 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Prince George's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
319 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 72 | |
| 2024 | 88 | |
| 2025 | 46 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20720 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 105 | 32.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 24 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 22 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 21 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 5.6% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20720 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 4 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 21.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 70.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20720 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 364% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $93,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20720.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowie | 311 | |
| 2 | Glenn Dale | 3 | |
| 3 | Lanham | 2 | |
| 4 | Laurel | 2 |
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 — 319 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.