ZIP 21136 recorded 214 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 919 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore County, MD.
919 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 172 | |
| 2022 | 188 | |
| 2023 | 172 | |
| 2024 | 173 | |
| 2025 | 214 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21136 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 210 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 138 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 75 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 68 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 60 | 6.5% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21136 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 13 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 47.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 1.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21136 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 178% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21136.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reisterstown | 908 |
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 — 919 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.