ZIP 21915 recorded 46 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 196 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cecil County, MD.
196 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 84 | |
| 2025 | 46 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21915 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 63 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 20 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 17 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 11 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 11 | 5.6% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21915 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Function area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 70.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21915 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21915.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesapeake City | 181 | |
| 2 | Elkton | 8 | |
| 3 | North East | 1 | |
| 4 | Perryville | 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 — 196 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.