ZIP 21048 recorded 92 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 492 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carroll County, MD.
492 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 103 | |
| 2022 | 79 | |
| 2023 | 104 | |
| 2024 | 114 | |
| 2025 | 92 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21048 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 111 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 72 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 67 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 29 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 26 | 5.3% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21048 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 17 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 13 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 30.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 48.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Match | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21048 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,200 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $400 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
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 — 492 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.