ZIP 21208 recorded 233 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,177 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore County, MD.
1,177 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 223 | |
| 2022 | 227 | |
| 2023 | 208 | |
| 2024 | 286 | |
| 2025 | 233 |
Sep peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21208 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 372 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 134 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 122 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 116 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Overheated motor | 97 | 8.2% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21208 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 39.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 7 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 27.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 4.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21208 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 78% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $65,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $45,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21208.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pikesville | 1,155 | |
| 2 | Baltimore | 21 | |
| 3 | Owings Mills | 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 — 1,177 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.