ZIP 21230 recorded 298 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,346 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore city, MD.
1,346 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71 | |
| 2022 | 327 | |
| 2023 | 316 | |
| 2024 | 334 | |
| 2025 | 298 |
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21230 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 217 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 131 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 127 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 115 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 111 | 8.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21230 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 25 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 48 | 31.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 12 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 15.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21230 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1396% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21230.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 1,290 |
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 — 1,346 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.