ZIP 21210 recorded 58 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 281 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore County, MD.
281 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 65 | |
| 2024 | 76 | |
| 2025 | 58 |
Dec peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21210 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 63 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 60 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 23 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 18 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 18 | 6.4% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21210 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 36.7% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 23.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 1 | 3.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21210 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 368% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $12,500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $9,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21210.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 280 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore city | MD | 1.00 | FIPS 24510 |
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 — 281 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.