ZIP 21550 recorded 215 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,008 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Garrett County, MD.
1,008 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 184 | |
| 2022 | 185 | |
| 2023 | 210 | |
| 2024 | 214 | |
| 2025 | 215 |
May peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21550 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 233 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 122 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 110 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 54 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 36 | 3.6% |
For the 43 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21550 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 34.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 49.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 17.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21550 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 157% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21550.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland | 814 | |
| 2 | Mountain Lake Park | 12 |
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 — 1,008 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.