ZIP 21557 recorded 58 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 189 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegany County, MD.
189 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 53 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 58 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21557 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 58 | 30.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 24 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 4.8% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21557 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 76.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21557 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 131% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
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 — 189 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.