ZIP 21871 recorded 15 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 141 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Somerset County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
141 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21871 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 41 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 11 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 8 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 8 | 5.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21871 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 52.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Function area, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 70.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21871 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21871.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crisfield | 1 |
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 — 141 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.