ZIP 21520 recorded 47 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 108 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Garrett County, MD.
108 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 47 |
Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21520 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 25 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 22 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 18 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 6.5% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21520 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21520 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 108% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21520.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canton | 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 — 108 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.