ZIP 21541 recorded 49 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 243 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Garrett County, MD.
243 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 48 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 49 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21541 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 52 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 50 | 20.6% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 23 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 17 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 14 | 5.8% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21541 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 20.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21541 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21541.
| # | 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 — 243 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.