ZIP 20783 recorded 159 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,218 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, MD.
1,218 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 252 | |
| 2022 | 263 | |
| 2023 | 274 | |
| 2024 | 270 | |
| 2025 | 159 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20783 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 355 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 95 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 86 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 84 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 75 | 6.2% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20783 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 25.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 120 | 67.4% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Candle | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 9.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20783 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 221% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20783.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyattsville | 1,196 | |
| 2 | Adelphi | 9 | |
| 3 | College Park | 6 | |
| 4 | Silver Spring | 2 | |
| 5 | Beltsville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince George's County | MD | 1.00 | FIPS 24033 |
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 — 1,218 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.