ZIP 21635 recorded 36 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 146 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, MD.
146 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 36 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21635 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 36 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 16 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 11 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 5.5% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21635 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 7 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 6 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 14.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 65.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 2.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21635 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $300 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21635.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galena | 136 | |
| 2 | Millington | 1 | |
| 3 | New Castle | 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 — 146 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.