ZIP 21218 recorded 440 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,697 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore city, MD.
1,697 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 392 | |
| 2023 | 393 | |
| 2024 | 406 | |
| 2025 | 440 |
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21218 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 355 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 249 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 184 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 151 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 113 | 6.7% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21218 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 26.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 16 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 32.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 9.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 20.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21218 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 106% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $28,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21218.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 1,679 |
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 — 1,697 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.