ZIP 20782 recorded 98 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 894 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Prince George's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
894 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 161 | |
| 2022 | 189 | |
| 2023 | 231 | |
| 2024 | 215 | |
| 2025 | 98 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20782 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 292 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 89 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 66 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 62 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 47 | 5.3% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20782 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 25.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Corridor, mall | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 24.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 77 | 58.8% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 7.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20782 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 650% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $28,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20782.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyattsville | 888 | |
| 2 | Mount Rainier | 3 | |
| 3 | Chillum | 1 | |
| 4 | College Park | 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 — 894 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.