ZIP 21286 recorded 128 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 531 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baltimore County, MD.
531 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 92 | |
| 2022 | 86 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 123 | |
| 2025 | 128 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21286 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 123 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 83 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 55 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 43 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 30 | 5.6% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21286 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 16.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 6 | 12.2% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 40.8% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Match | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 10.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21286 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 102% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $11,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21286.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Towson | 531 |
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 — 531 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.