ZIP 21224 recorded 343 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,536 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore County, MD.
1,536 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 132 | |
| 2022 | 361 | |
| 2023 | 339 | |
| 2024 | 361 | |
| 2025 | 343 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21224 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 352 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 157 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 119 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 101 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 84 | 5.5% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21224 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 46 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 23 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 47 | 28.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 39 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 39 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 12 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 15.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21224 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 199% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $40,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21224.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 1,533 |
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 — 1,536 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.