ZIP 21766 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 115 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Allegany County, MD.
115 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21766 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 17 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 12 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 11 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 10 | 8.7% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21766 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 83.3% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 8.3% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21766.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 — 115 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.