ZIP 21562 recorded 106 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 376 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegany County, MD.
376 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | |
| 2022 | 65 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 81 | |
| 2025 | 106 |
Jul peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21562 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 142 | 37.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 52 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 35 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 27 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 17 | 4.5% |
For the 36 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21562 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 21.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 67.9% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Sunlight | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21562 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 166% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $57,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21562.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westernport | 301 |
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 — 376 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.