ZIP 21913 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 92 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cecil County, MD.
92 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Oct peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21913 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 25 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 8 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 4 | 4.3% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21913 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 1 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21913 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 158% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21913.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cecilton | 82 | |
| 2 | Chesapeake City | 2 | |
| 3 | Perryville | 2 | |
| 4 | Elkton | 1 | |
| 5 | 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 — 92 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.