ZIP 21236 recorded 172 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 761 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore County, MD.
761 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 122 | |
| 2022 | 152 | |
| 2023 | 117 | |
| 2024 | 198 | |
| 2025 | 172 |
Dec peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21236 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 228 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 74 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 67 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 50 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Overheated motor | 46 | 6.0% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21236 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 17 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 22.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 52.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 4.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21236 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 207% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21236.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 5 | |
| 2 | Perry Hall | 1 | |
| 3 | White Marsh | 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 — 761 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.