ZIP 21211 recorded 77 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 321 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore city, MD.
321 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 85 | |
| 2023 | 66 | |
| 2024 | 81 | |
| 2025 | 77 |
Dec peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21211 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 67 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 38 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 36 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 30 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 25 | 7.8% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21211 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 13.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21211 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 544% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $215,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $4,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21211.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 321 |
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 — 321 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.