ZIP 21659 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 79 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dorchester County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
79 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Oct peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21659 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 18 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 7 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 5 | 6.3% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21659 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 1 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Match | 1 | 25.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21659 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 108% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $2,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $500 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
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 — 79 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.