ZIP 21044 recorded 161 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 575 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Howard County, MD.
575 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 80 | |
| 2023 | 120 | |
| 2024 | 118 | |
| 2025 | 161 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21044 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 190 | 33.0% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 45 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 37 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 30 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 28 | 4.9% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21044 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 26.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Other | 7 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 17.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 60.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Match | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21044 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21044.
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 — 575 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.