ZIP 21036 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 37 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Howard County, MD.
37 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21036 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 7 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2 | 5.4% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21036 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | Construction/renovation area | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 1 | 14.3% |
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 — 37 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.