ZIP 21229 recorded 340 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,435 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore County, MD.
1,435 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | |
| 2022 | 321 | |
| 2023 | 342 | |
| 2024 | 365 | |
| 2025 | 340 |
Oct peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21229 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 389 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 260 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 113 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 113 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 74 | 5.2% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21229 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 30.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 22 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 21.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 37 | 30.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 12 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 12 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21229 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 364% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $22,500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21229.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 1,423 |
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 — 1,435 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.