ZIP 21875 recorded 79 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 299 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Wicomico County, MD. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
299 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 43 | |
| 2023 | 63 | |
| 2024 | 92 | |
| 2025 | 79 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21875 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 99 | 33.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 26 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 15 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 14 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 4.0% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21875 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 35.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 47.2% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 17.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21875 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 159% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21875.
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 — 299 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.