ZIP 21205 recorded 137 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 703 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore city, MD.
703 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 188 | |
| 2023 | 183 | |
| 2024 | 166 | |
| 2025 | 137 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21205 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 144 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 83 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 59 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 55 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 54 | 7.7% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21205 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 43.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Roof surface: exterior | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 20.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 37.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21205 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 123% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $14,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21205.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 687 |
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 — 703 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.