ZIP 20742 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 176 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Prince George's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
176 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 48 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20742 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 88 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 14 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 8 | 4.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20742 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 35.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Laboratory | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Closet | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 65.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20742 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $500 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20742.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College Park | 175 | |
| 2 | Hyattsville | 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 — 176 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.