ZIP 21226 recorded 92 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 417 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Anne Arundel County, MD.
417 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 90 | |
| 2023 | 105 | |
| 2024 | 97 | |
| 2025 | 92 |
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21226 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 48 | 11.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 40 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 30 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 28 | 6.7% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21226 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 23.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 39.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 14.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21226 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 316% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $70,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $28,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21226.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 300 |
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 — 417 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.