ZIP 21722 recorded 227 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 656 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, MD.
656 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | |
| 2022 | 92 | |
| 2023 | 139 | |
| 2024 | 129 | |
| 2025 | 227 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21722 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 159 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 64 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 50 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 43 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 41 | 6.2% |
For the 60 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21722 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 24.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 43.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21722 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 198% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $392,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $175,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | 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 — 656 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.