ZIP 21623 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 154 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queen Anne's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
154 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 44 | |
| 2024 | 38 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21623 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 63 | 40.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 18 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Oil or other combustible liquid spill | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 7 | 4.5% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21623 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 53.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21623 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $220,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21623.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Church Hill | 150 | |
| 2 | Centreville | 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 — 154 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.