ZIP 21090 recorded 101 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 451 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Anne Arundel County, MD.
451 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | |
| 2022 | 62 | |
| 2023 | 98 | |
| 2024 | 142 | |
| 2025 | 101 |
Nov peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21090 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 68 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 48 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 32 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 29 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 23 | 5.1% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21090 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 35.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 10 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 24.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 51.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 8.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21090 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 142% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $19,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21090.
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 — 451 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.