ZIP 21783 recorded 208 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 679 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, MD.
679 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 119 | |
| 2022 | 123 | |
| 2023 | 97 | |
| 2024 | 132 | |
| 2025 | 208 |
Apr peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21783 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 194 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 149 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 47 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 45 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 40 | 5.9% |
For the 36 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21783 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 64.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 18.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 83.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 1.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21783 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5220% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $16,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21783.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smithsburg | 643 |
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 — 679 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.