ZIP 20784 recorded 124 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 849 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Prince George's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
849 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 172 | |
| 2022 | 163 | |
| 2023 | 190 | |
| 2024 | 200 | |
| 2025 | 124 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20784 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 316 | 37.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 68 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 63 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 61 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 48 | 5.7% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20784 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 13 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 10 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 58 | 28.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 123 | 60.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 8.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20784 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 239% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20784.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyattsville | 837 | |
| 2 | Bladensburg | 5 | |
| 3 | Lanham | 5 | |
| 4 | Temple Hills | 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 — 849 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.