ZIP 21132 recorded 56 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 186 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harford County, MD.
186 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 37 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 56 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21132 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 28 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 23 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 17 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 14 | 7.5% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21132 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 20.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 3.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 44.8% | |
| 2 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 13.8% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21132.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pylesville | 181 |
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 — 186 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.