ZIP 20735 recorded 79 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 677 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Prince George's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
677 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 140 | |
| 2022 | 162 | |
| 2023 | 138 | |
| 2024 | 158 | |
| 2025 | 79 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20735 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 211 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 60 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 55 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 53 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 44 | 6.5% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20735 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 13 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 22.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 122 | 62.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 17 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20735 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 364% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20735.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinton | 672 | |
| 2 | Brandywine | 2 | |
| 3 | Bethesda | 1 | |
| 4 | Capitol Heights | 1 | |
| 5 | Fort Washington | 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 — 677 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.