ZIP 21826 recorded 37 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 222 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wicomico County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
222 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 41 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 37 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21826 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 68 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 21 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 17 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 5.9% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21826 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 30 | 34.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 6 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 19.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 43.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 13 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 11.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21826 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $18,920 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21826.
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 — 222 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.