ZIP 21661 recorded 68 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 227 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, MD.
227 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 39 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 68 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21661 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 81 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 31 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 24 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 8 | 3.5% |
For the 37 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21661 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 20.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 24.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 50.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 1.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21661 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21661.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock Hall | 215 |
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 — 227 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.