ZIP 21663 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 192 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Talbot County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
192 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 39 | |
| 2024 | 47 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
Dec peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21663 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 45 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 27 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 13 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 12 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 10 | 5.2% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21663 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Storage area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 58.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21663 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 108% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | 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 — 192 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.