ZIP 21638 recorded 55 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 259 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queen Anne's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
259 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 46 | |
| 2024 | 47 | |
| 2025 | 55 |
Dec peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21638 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 77 | 29.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 33 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 13 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 11 | 4.2% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21638 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Closet | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 14.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 72.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21638 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 465% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $240,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21638.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grasonville | 259 |
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 — 259 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.