ZIP 21872 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 43 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Worcester County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
43 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21872 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 15 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 5 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 3 | 7.0% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21872 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storage area, other | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 6.2% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21872.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean City | 2 | |
| 2 | Berlin | 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 — 43 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.