ZIP 21740 recorded 1,234 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 4,992 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, MD.
4,992 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 972 | |
| 2022 | 926 | |
| 2023 | 882 | |
| 2024 | 978 | |
| 2025 | 1,234 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21740 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 768 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 469 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 380 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 362 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 260 | 5.2% |
For the 155 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21740 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 143 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 120 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 111 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 79 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 48 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 41 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 39 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 34 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 281 | 31.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 476 | 53.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 87 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 46 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 46 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 42 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 33 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 24 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 24 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 118 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21740 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 174% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $1,400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $570,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $550,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21740.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hagerstown | 4,675 | |
| 2 | Halfway | 131 | |
| 3 | Funkstown | 3 | |
| 4 | Greencastle | 1 | |
| 5 | Hancock | 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 — 4,992 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.