ZIP 21713 recorded 166 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 598 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, MD.
598 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74 | |
| 2022 | 113 | |
| 2023 | 132 | |
| 2024 | 113 | |
| 2025 | 166 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21713 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 133 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 105 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 52 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 48 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 40 | 6.7% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21713 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 23.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 54.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21713 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 444% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21713.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boonsboro | 541 |
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 — 598 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.