ZIP 21227 recorded 214 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 926 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore County, MD.
926 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 172 | |
| 2022 | 199 | |
| 2023 | 125 | |
| 2024 | 216 | |
| 2025 | 214 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21227 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 204 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 120 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 104 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 83 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 58 | 6.3% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21227 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 17 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 30.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 27.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 6 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 21.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21227 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 172% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $36,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21227.
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 — 926 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.