ZIP 20748 recorded 188 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,394 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Prince George's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,394 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 317 | |
| 2022 | 275 | |
| 2023 | 302 | |
| 2024 | 312 | |
| 2025 | 188 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20748 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 566 | 40.6% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 104 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 102 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 73 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 70 | 5.0% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20748 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 88 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 54 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 23 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 18 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 77 | 23.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 234 | 72.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 4.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 15 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 3 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20748 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 539% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $599,999 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $500,002 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $349,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20748.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple Hills | 1,378 | |
| 2 | Suitland | 9 | |
| 3 | Fort Washington | 6 | |
| 4 | Marlow Heights | 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 — 1,394 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.