ZIP 21903 recorded 138 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 418 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cecil County, MD.
418 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55 | |
| 2022 | 79 | |
| 2023 | 74 | |
| 2024 | 72 | |
| 2025 | 138 |
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21903 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 129 | 30.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 22 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 22 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 19 | 4.5% |
For the 50 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21903 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 20.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 10.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 15.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21903 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 171% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21903.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perryville | 407 | |
| 2 | Port Deposit | 6 | |
| 3 | North East | 2 |
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 — 418 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.