ZIP 21619 recorded 77 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 323 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queen Anne's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
323 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | |
| 2022 | 64 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 84 | |
| 2025 | 77 |
Feb peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21619 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 72 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 70 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 11 | 3.4% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21619 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 26 | 32.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 20.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 62.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Sunlight | 2 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 13.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21619 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21619.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chester | 315 | |
| 2 | Chestertown | 3 | |
| 3 | Stevensville | 2 | |
| 4 | Grasonville | 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 — 323 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.