ZIP 21669 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 42 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dorchester County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
42 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Sep peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21669 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 10 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 3 | 7.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21669 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 77.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 22.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21669 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100 | Special outside fire, other | 2024 | 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 — 42 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.