ZIP 20838 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 16 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, MD.
16 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20838 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 8 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 1 | 6.2% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20838 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 1 | 33.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20838 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
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 — 16 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.