ZIP 21776 recorded 70 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 411 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carroll County, MD.
411 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78 | |
| 2022 | 86 | |
| 2023 | 105 | |
| 2024 | 72 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Nov peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21776 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 105 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 73 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 35 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 30 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 17 | 4.1% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21776 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 9.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 7 | 7.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 24.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 44.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Conducted heat from another fire | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 12.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21776 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 380% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21776.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Windsor | 392 | |
| 2 | 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 — 411 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.