ZIP 21122 recorded 268 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,147 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Anne Arundel County, MD.
1,147 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | |
| 2022 | 169 | |
| 2023 | 282 | |
| 2024 | 345 | |
| 2025 | 268 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21122 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 125 | 10.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 119 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 105 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 103 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 66 | 5.8% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21122 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 44 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 26 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 17 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 12 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Other | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 89 | 34.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 118 | 45.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 16 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 15 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 14 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21122 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 130% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $164,300 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $152,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21122.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pasadena | 1,144 | |
| 2 | Glen Burnie | 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 — 1,147 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.