ZIP 21244 recorded 202 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 785 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore County, MD.
785 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 103 | |
| 2022 | 138 | |
| 2023 | 105 | |
| 2024 | 237 | |
| 2025 | 202 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21244 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 239 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 86 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Overheated motor | 75 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 69 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 52 | 6.6% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21244 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 23.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 39.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21244 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 134% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $32,330 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21244.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 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 — 785 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.