ZIP 21654 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 47 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Talbot County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
47 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21654 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 7 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 6 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 2 | 4.3% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21654 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Sales area, showroom (exclude display window) | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 4 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21654 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 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21654.
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 — 47 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.