ZIP 21904 recorded 93 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 358 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cecil County, MD.
358 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 57 | |
| 2023 | 74 | |
| 2024 | 84 | |
| 2025 | 93 |
Nov peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21904 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 145 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 34 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 19 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 18 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 4.7% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21904 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 36.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 8.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 66.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 8.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21904 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 277% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21904.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Deposit | 348 | |
| 2 | Perryville | 5 | |
| 3 | Cecil | 1 | |
| 4 | North East | 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 — 358 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.