ZIP 21919 recorded 104 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 303 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cecil County, MD.
303 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 110 | |
| 2025 | 104 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21919 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 66 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 45 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 37 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Water vehicle fire | 12 | 4.0% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21919 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 32.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21919 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 120% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21919.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cecilton | 12 | |
| 2 | North East | 3 | |
| 3 | Chesapeake City | 2 | |
| 4 | New Castle | 2 | |
| 5 | Galena | 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 — 303 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.