ZIP 21114 recorded 82 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 297 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Anne Arundel County, MD.
297 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 77 | |
| 2024 | 91 | |
| 2025 | 82 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21114 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 80 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 32 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 26 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 21 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 18 | 6.1% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21114 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Light shaft | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 26.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 52.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 10.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21114 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 261% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $37,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $34,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21114.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crofton | 297 |
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 — 297 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.