ZIP 21144 recorded 187 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 767 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Anne Arundel County, MD.
767 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | |
| 2022 | 118 | |
| 2023 | 171 | |
| 2024 | 231 | |
| 2025 | 187 |
Nov peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21144 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 163 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 82 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 75 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 72 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 45 | 5.9% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21144 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 22 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 18 | 13.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 26.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21144 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 120% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $390,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $96,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $65,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21144.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Severn | 756 | |
| 2 | Crofton | 2 | |
| 3 | Glen Burnie | 1 | |
| 4 | Jessup | 1 | |
| 5 | Odenton | 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 — 767 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.