ZIP 21632 recorded 63 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 306 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Caroline County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
306 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 61 | |
| 2023 | 67 | |
| 2024 | 75 | |
| 2025 | 63 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21632 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 94 | 30.7% | |
| 2 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 17 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 15 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 15 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 13 | 4.2% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21632 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 27.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 25.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 45.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 8.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21632 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 115% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $9,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21632.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federalsburg | 299 | |
| 2 | Hurlock | 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 — 306 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.