ZIP 21912 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 59 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cecil County, MD.
59 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Sep peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21912 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 17 | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 5.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21912 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 21.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21912 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 1100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $500 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21912.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesapeake City | 4 | |
| 2 | New Castle | 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 — 59 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.