ZIP 21053 recorded 44 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 190 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore County, MD.
190 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 40 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 44 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21053 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 55 | 28.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 30 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 12 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 4.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21053 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21053 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 196% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $45,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $3,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21053.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freeland | 1 | |
| 2 | Manchester | 1 |
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 — 190 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.