ZIP 21215 recorded 475 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,216 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore city, MD.
2,216 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 91 | |
| 2022 | 543 | |
| 2023 | 558 | |
| 2024 | 549 | |
| 2025 | 475 |
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21215 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 488 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 340 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 239 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 178 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 144 | 6.5% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21215 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 54 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 16 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 30.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 44 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 42 | 24.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 9 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 9 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 15.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21215 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 194% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21215.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 2,178 |
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 — 2,216 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.