ZIP 21212 recorded 110 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 524 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore County, MD.
524 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 131 | |
| 2023 | 129 | |
| 2024 | 128 | |
| 2025 | 110 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21212 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 150 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 71 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 52 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 45 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 35 | 6.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21212 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 11.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21212 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 148% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,300 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21212.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 522 |
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 — 524 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.