ZIP 21561 recorded 47 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 182 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Garrett County, MD.
182 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 47 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 47 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21561 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 35 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 26 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 18 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 18 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 12 | 6.6% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21561 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 22.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21561 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 565% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21561.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland | 1 | |
| 2 | Westernport | 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 — 182 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.