ZIP 21636 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 85 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Caroline County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
85 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21636 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 19 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 4 | 4.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21636 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 37.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 6.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 75.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Match | 1 | 3.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21636 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 | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21636.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greensboro | 3 | |
| 2 | Felton | 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 — 85 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.