ZIP 21628 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 75 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queen Anne's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
75 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21628 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 26 | 34.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 3 | 4.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21628 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Structural area, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 64.3% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21628 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21628.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chestertown | 1 | |
| 2 | Clayton | 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 — 75 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.