ZIP 21787 recorded 182 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 576 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Carroll County, MD.
576 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78 | |
| 2022 | 123 | |
| 2023 | 85 | |
| 2024 | 108 | |
| 2025 | 182 |
Apr peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21787 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 208 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 58 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 34 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 33 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 26 | 4.5% |
For the 68 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21787 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 23 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 21 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 24.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 47.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 17.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21787 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 187% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $464,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21787.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taneytown | 515 | |
| 2 | Emmitsburg | 2 | |
| 3 | Westminster | 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 — 576 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.