ZIP 20895 recorded 95 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 409 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, MD.
409 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 72 | |
| 2023 | 94 | |
| 2024 | 82 | |
| 2025 | 95 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20895 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 97 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 72 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 70 | 17.1% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 28 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 15 | 3.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20895 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 7 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 27.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 34.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 10.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20895 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2671% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20895.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kensington | 397 | |
| 2 | Silver Spring | 10 | |
| 3 | Garrett Park | 1 | |
| 4 | Rockville | 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 — 409 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.