ZIP 21009 recorded 192 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 799 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harford County, MD.
799 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 133 | |
| 2022 | 153 | |
| 2023 | 132 | |
| 2024 | 189 | |
| 2025 | 192 |
Dec peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21009 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 176 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 121 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 63 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 55 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 35 | 4.4% |
For the 39 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21009 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 14.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 64.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 2.9% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21009.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abingdon | 799 |
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 — 799 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.