ZIP 20724 recorded 95 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 365 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Anne Arundel County, MD.
365 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 41 | |
| 2023 | 80 | |
| 2024 | 119 | |
| 2025 | 95 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20724 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 77 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 42 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 34 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 24 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 21 | 5.8% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20724 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 22.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 54.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 11.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20724 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 864% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $120,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $21,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20724.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurel | 358 | |
| 2 | Maryland City | 5 |
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 — 365 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.