ZIP 21076 recorded 145 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 669 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Anne Arundel County, MD.
669 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | |
| 2022 | 87 | |
| 2023 | 175 | |
| 2024 | 204 | |
| 2025 | 145 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21076 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 155 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 51 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 44 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 42 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 38 | 5.7% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21076 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 29 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 13 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 21.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 50.7% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 16 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 12.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21076 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 969% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $293,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,400 | Outside equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21076.
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard County | MD | 1.00 | FIPS 24027 |
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 — 669 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.