ZIP 21702 recorded 264 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,257 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Frederick County, MD.
1,257 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 213 | |
| 2022 | 223 | |
| 2023 | 303 | |
| 2024 | 254 | |
| 2025 | 264 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21702 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 192 | 15.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 157 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 104 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 87 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 83 | 6.6% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21702 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 44 | 23.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 38 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 28.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 88 | 47.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 14 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 12.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21702 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 555% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21702.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederick | 1,247 | |
| 2 | Middletown | 2 | |
| 3 | Myersville | 2 | |
| 4 | Middletown | 1 | |
| 5 | Smithsburg | 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 — 1,257 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.