ZIP 20744 recorded 157 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,013 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Prince George's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,013 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 208 | |
| 2022 | 224 | |
| 2023 | 195 | |
| 2024 | 229 | |
| 2025 | 157 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20744 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 336 | 33.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 88 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 70 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 68 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 63 | 6.2% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20744 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 39 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 14 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 64 | 25.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 161 | 64.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 20 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 16 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Candle | 4 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 4.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20744 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 190% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $450,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20744.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Washington | 992 | |
| 2 | Oxon Hill | 7 | |
| 3 | Temple Hills | 5 | |
| 4 | Clinton | 2 | |
| 5 | Accokeek | 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 — 1,013 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.