ZIP 21911 recorded 134 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 532 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cecil County, MD.
532 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 89 | |
| 2023 | 97 | |
| 2024 | 116 | |
| 2025 | 134 |
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21911 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 238 | 44.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 55 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 37 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 17 | 3.2% |
For the 39 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21911 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 26.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 57.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21911 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 242% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Cultivated vegetation, crop fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21911.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rising Sun | 493 | |
| 2 | Elkton | 6 | |
| 3 | Port Deposit | 2 | |
| 4 | Berlin | 1 | |
| 5 | Cecil | 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 — 532 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.