ZIP 21918 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 253 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cecil County, MD.
253 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | |
| 2022 | 46 | |
| 2023 | 59 | |
| 2024 | 71 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21918 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 121 | 47.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 22 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 16 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 10 | 4.0% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21918 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 24.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 63.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21918 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2610% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $293,207 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21918.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rising Sun | 2 | |
| 2 | Port Deposit | 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 — 253 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.