ZIP 20721 recorded 70 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 424 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Prince George's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
424 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 77 | |
| 2023 | 101 | |
| 2024 | 110 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20721 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 161 | 38.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 33 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 30 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 29 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 29 | 6.8% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20721 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Corridor, mall | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 29.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 57 | 57.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 8.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20721 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1123% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $168,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $120,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20721.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowie | 420 | |
| 2 | Upper Marlboro | 2 | |
| 3 | Clinton | 1 | |
| 4 | Lanham | 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 — 424 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.