ZIP 21530 recorded 52 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 192 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegany County, MD.
192 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 40 | |
| 2023 | 40 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 52 |
Nov peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21530 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 43 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 22 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 9 | 4.7% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21530 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Office | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 19.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 22.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21530 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 415% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21530.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumberland | 1 | |
| 2 | Hancock | 1 | |
| 3 | Sumter | 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 — 192 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.