ZIP 20747 recorded 191 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,452 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Prince George's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,452 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 297 | |
| 2022 | 285 | |
| 2023 | 337 | |
| 2024 | 342 | |
| 2025 | 191 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20747 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 580 | 39.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 100 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 90 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 84 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 80 | 5.5% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20747 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 63 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 27 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 23 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 16 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 15 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 94 | 28.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 213 | 65.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 31 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 5 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20747 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 358% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $150,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20747.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District Heights | 1,423 | |
| 2 | Capitol Heights | 14 | |
| 3 | Suitland | 11 | |
| 4 | Upper Marlboro | 3 | |
| 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 — 1,452 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.