ZIP 21617 recorded 142 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 553 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queen Anne's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
553 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 89 | |
| 2022 | 90 | |
| 2023 | 106 | |
| 2024 | 126 | |
| 2025 | 142 |
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21617 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 166 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 87 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 40 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 33 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 28 | 5.1% |
For the 45 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21617 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 8 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 12.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 21.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 37.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21617 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 273% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21617.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centreville | 544 | |
| 2 | Church Hill | 3 |
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 — 553 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.