ZIP 21678 recorded 60 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 193 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kent County, MD.
193 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | |
| 2022 | 31 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 60 |
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21678 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 78 | 40.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 18 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 15 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 13 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 5.2% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21678 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 14 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 42.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21678 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 23406% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $300 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21678.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chestertown | 3 | |
| 2 | Butlertown | 1 | |
| 3 | Clayton | 1 |
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 — 193 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.