ZIP 21773 recorded 76 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 344 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Frederick County, MD.
344 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | |
| 2022 | 66 | |
| 2023 | 44 | |
| 2024 | 86 | |
| 2025 | 76 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21773 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 107 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 40 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 34 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 13 | 3.8% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21773 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 33.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 6.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 61.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 1.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21773 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1118% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,900 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $50,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21773.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myersville | 327 | |
| 2 | Jefferson | 1 | |
| 3 | Middletown | 1 | |
| 4 | Smithsburg | 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 — 344 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.