ZIP 21671 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 65 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Talbot County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
65 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21671 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 16 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 8 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 7 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 6.2% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21671 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Storage area, other | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Stage area - performance, basketball court, boxing | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 7.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21671 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21671.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tilghman Island | 38 |
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 — 65 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.