ZIP 21228 recorded 270 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,050 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore County, MD.
1,050 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 171 | |
| 2022 | 221 | |
| 2023 | 148 | |
| 2024 | 240 | |
| 2025 | 270 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21228 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 270 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 193 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 90 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 66 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 61 | 5.8% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21228 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 22 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Egress/exit, other | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 20.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 41.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 13.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21228 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 136% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21228.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catonsville | 1,034 | |
| 2 | Baltimore | 14 | |
| 3 | Middle River | 1 |
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 — 1,050 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.