ZIP 21201 recorded 214 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 862 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore city, MD.
862 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 189 | |
| 2023 | 218 | |
| 2024 | 208 | |
| 2025 | 214 |
Dec peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21201 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 116 | 13.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 98 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 93 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 89 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 62 | 7.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21201 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 33.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 21.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21201 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 625% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $70,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $14,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21201.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 844 |
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 — 862 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.