ZIP 21223 recorded 338 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,329 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore city, MD.
1,329 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | |
| 2022 | 259 | |
| 2023 | 311 | |
| 2024 | 378 | |
| 2025 | 338 |
Dec peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21223 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 230 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 228 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 186 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 147 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 97 | 7.3% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21223 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 39.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 3 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 19.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21223 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 203% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $47,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $16,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21223.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 1,308 |
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 — 1,329 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.