ZIP 21655 recorded 44 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 254 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Caroline County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
254 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 68 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 64 | |
| 2025 | 44 |
Nov peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21655 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 80 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 21 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 14 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 4.7% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21655 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 10 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 24.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 37.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 22.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21655 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $61,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21655.
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 — 254 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.