ZIP 21601 recorded 228 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,158 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Talbot County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,158 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 175 | |
| 2022 | 186 | |
| 2023 | 274 | |
| 2024 | 295 | |
| 2025 | 228 |
Nov peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21601 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 243 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 154 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 73 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 68 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 68 | 5.9% |
For the 47 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21601 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 25 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 21 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 13 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 25.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 43.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 15.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21601 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 332% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $407,500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $350,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21601.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easton | 1,148 | |
| 2 | Parkersburg | 3 | |
| 3 | Cordova | 1 | |
| 4 | Oxford | 1 | |
| 5 | Trappe | 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 — 1,158 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.