ZIP 21779 recorded 25 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 89 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, MD.
89 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 25 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21779 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 29 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 9 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 7 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 5 | 5.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21779 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 4 | 26.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 6.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21779 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 993% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
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 — 89 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.