ZIP 21782 recorded 89 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 373 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, MD.
373 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | |
| 2022 | 66 | |
| 2023 | 72 | |
| 2024 | 78 | |
| 2025 | 89 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21782 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 88 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 55 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 29 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 24 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 17 | 4.6% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21782 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 10 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Other | 6 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Entrance way, lobby | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Assembly or sales area, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 24.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 38.8% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Match | 3 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 18.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21782 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $4,500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21782.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharpsburg | 347 | |
| 2 | Halfway | 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 — 373 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.