ZIP 21239 recorded 139 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 883 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore County, MD.
883 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | |
| 2022 | 226 | |
| 2023 | 229 | |
| 2024 | 206 | |
| 2025 | 139 |
Dec peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21239 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 250 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 162 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 80 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 76 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 40 | 4.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21239 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 24.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 17.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21239 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 500% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21239.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 883 |
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 — 883 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.