ZIP 21622 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 31 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dorchester County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
31 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Jul peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21622 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 10 | 32.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 32.3% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 1 | 3.2% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21622 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Storage area, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21622 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 109% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $12,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
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 — 31 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.