ZIP 21851 recorded 72 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 433 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Somerset County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
433 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 84 | |
| 2022 | 64 | |
| 2023 | 94 | |
| 2024 | 119 | |
| 2025 | 72 |
Dec peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21851 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 140 | 32.3% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 35 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 23 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 21 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 18 | 4.2% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21851 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 27.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21851 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21851.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pocomoke City | 10 | |
| 2 | Princess Anne | 3 | |
| 3 | Snow Hill | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester County | MD | 1.00 | FIPS 24047 |
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 — 433 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.