ZIP 21734 recorded 68 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 306 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, MD.
306 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 60 | |
| 2023 | 70 | |
| 2024 | 72 | |
| 2025 | 68 |
Apr peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21734 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 77 | 25.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 27 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 27 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 21 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 20 | 6.5% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21734 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Assembly area - less than 100 persons | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 5.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 52.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Candle | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21734 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 489% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21734.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Funkstown | 306 |
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 — 306 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.