ZIP 21216 recorded 217 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 870 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore city, MD.
870 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | |
| 2022 | 244 | |
| 2023 | 191 | |
| 2024 | 169 | |
| 2025 | 217 |
Dec peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21216 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 211 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 125 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 83 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 77 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 66 | 7.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21216 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 26 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 12 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21216 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 309% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $22,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21216.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 869 |
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 — 870 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.