ZIP 21161 recorded 110 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 338 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore County, MD.
338 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 64 | |
| 2023 | 81 | |
| 2024 | 48 | |
| 2025 | 110 |
Aug peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21161 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 75 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 51 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 36 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 22 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 18 | 5.3% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21161 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 15.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 7.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 39.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 19.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21161 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 108% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $2,000 | Cultivated grain or crop fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harford County | MD | 1.00 | FIPS 24025 |
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 — 338 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.