ZIP 20743 recorded 216 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,519 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Prince George's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,519 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 301 | |
| 2022 | 315 | |
| 2023 | 325 | |
| 2024 | 362 | |
| 2025 | 216 |
Jul peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20743 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 577 | 38.0% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 132 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 92 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 84 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 79 | 5.2% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20743 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 119 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 60 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 20 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 17 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 14 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 11 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 95 | 25.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 265 | 70.5% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 21 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 19 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 13 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20743 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 319% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $278,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20743.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capitol Heights | 1,499 | |
| 2 | District Heights | 8 | |
| 3 | Hyattsville | 3 | |
| 4 | Bowie | 1 | |
| 5 | Greenbelt | 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 — 1,519 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.