ZIP 20912 recorded 158 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 813 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Montgomery County, MD.
813 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 135 | |
| 2022 | 169 | |
| 2023 | 180 | |
| 2024 | 171 | |
| 2025 | 158 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 20912 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 257 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 83 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 75 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 65 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 46 | 5.7% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 20912 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 12 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 40 | 30.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 47.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 20912 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 308% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 20912.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takoma Park | 802 | |
| 2 | Silver Spring | 9 | |
| 3 | Hyattsville | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince George's County | MD | 1.00 | FIPS 24033 |
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 — 813 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.