ZIP 21757 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 219 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carroll County, MD.
219 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21757 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 48 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 32 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 16 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 13 | 5.9% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21757 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 34.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Wall assembly | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 13.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 54.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21757 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2317% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Outside storage fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21757.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taneytown | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick County | MD | 1.00 | FIPS 24021 |
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 — 219 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.