ZIP 21658 recorded 42 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 212 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queen Anne's County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
212 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | |
| 2022 | 38 | |
| 2023 | 40 | |
| 2024 | 65 | |
| 2025 | 42 |
Nov peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21658 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 35 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 25 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 16 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 13 | 6.1% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21658 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 35.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 8.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 84.4% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 4.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21658 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 294% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21658.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queenstown | 209 | |
| 2 | Grasonville | 1 |
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 — 212 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.