ZIP 21160 recorded 37 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 132 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Harford County, MD.
132 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 37 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21160 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 35 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 11 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 8 | 6.1% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21160 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 52.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 1 | 4.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 52.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Match | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 8.0% |
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 — 132 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.