ZIP 21555 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 252 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegany County, MD.
252 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | |
| 2022 | 63 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 67 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21555 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 65 | 25.8% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 43 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 41 | 16.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 26 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 13 | 5.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21555 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21555 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 14400% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $3,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21555.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumberland | 3 | |
| 2 | Bedford | 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 — 252 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.