ZIP 21853 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 527 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Somerset County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
527 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 118 | |
| 2022 | 113 | |
| 2023 | 70 | |
| 2024 | 138 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21853 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 133 | 25.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 78 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 39 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 28 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 25 | 4.7% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21853 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 103 | 84.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | Structural area, other | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 3.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 91.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 1.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21853 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21853.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princess Anne | 516 | |
| 2 | Eden | 3 |
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 — 527 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.