ZIP 20880 recorded 5 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 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Feb peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20880 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 4 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 1 | 6.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20880 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 50.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 50.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20880 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20880.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Grove | 13 | |
| 2 | Fairplay | 1 | |
| 3 | Gaithersburg | 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 — 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.