ZIP 21874 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 136 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wicomico County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
136 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21874 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 44 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 10 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 10 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 10 | 7.4% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21874 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 45.8% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21874 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 101% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21874.
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 — 136 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.