ZIP 21539 recorded 58 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 245 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegany County, MD.
245 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 59 | |
| 2023 | 56 | |
| 2024 | 48 | |
| 2025 | 58 |
Nov peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21539 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 94 | 38.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 60 | 24.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 29 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 9 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 3.7% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21539 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Wall assembly | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Match | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Candle | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21539 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 183% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21539.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lonaconing | 237 | |
| 2 | Barton | 2 | |
| 3 | Cumberland | 2 | |
| 4 | Finzel | 1 | |
| 5 | Midland | 1 |
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 — 245 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.