ZIP 20896 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 18 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, MD.
18 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Feb peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20896 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 38.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 1 | 5.6% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20896 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Service facilities, other | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 1 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Fireworks | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 1 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20896 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20896.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrett Park | 18 |
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 — 18 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.