ZIP 21538 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 129 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Garrett County, MD.
129 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 48 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21538 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 45 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 25 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 10 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 7 | 5.4% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21538 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Function area, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Structural area, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 6.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 93.8% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21538 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21538.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland | 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 — 129 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.