ZIP 20794 recorded 73 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 378 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Anne Arundel County, MD.
378 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | |
| 2022 | 57 | |
| 2023 | 91 | |
| 2024 | 97 | |
| 2025 | 73 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20794 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 64 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 24 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 22 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 22 | 5.8% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20794 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 34.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 14.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 60.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 9.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20794 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 11000% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $14,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20794.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessup | 182 | |
| 2 | Fort Meade | 5 | |
| 3 | Maryland City | 1 | |
| 4 | Rockville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard County | MD | 0.50 | FIPS 24027 |
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 — 378 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.