ZIP 21657 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 118 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queen Anne's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
118 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Feb peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21657 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 49 | 41.5% | |
| 2 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 10 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 6 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 6 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 6 | 5.1% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21657 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 5.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 73.7% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21657 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2277% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21657.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen Anne | 116 |
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 — 118 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.