ZIP 21651 recorded 60 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 168 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, MD.
168 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 60 |
Sep peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21651 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 31 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 17 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 13 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 6.0% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21651 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 22.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 72.0% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21651 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $97,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21651.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millington | 151 | |
| 2 | Chestertown | 2 | |
| 3 | Galena | 1 | |
| 4 | New Castle | 1 | |
| 5 | Rock Hall | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Anne's County | MD | 0.50 | FIPS 24035 |
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 — 168 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.