ZIP 21532 recorded 302 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,438 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegany County, MD.
1,438 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 210 | |
| 2022 | 295 | |
| 2023 | 311 | |
| 2024 | 320 | |
| 2025 | 302 |
Nov peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21532 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 402 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 198 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 114 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 99 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 69 | 4.8% |
For the 93 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21532 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 17 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 29.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 57.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Match | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 7.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21532 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 381% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21532.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frostburg | 1,318 | |
| 2 | Midland | 68 | |
| 3 | Finzel | 9 | |
| 4 | Lonaconing | 2 | |
| 5 | Mount Savage | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett County | MD | 1.00 | FIPS 24023 |
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 — 1,438 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.