ZIP 21921 recorded 543 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,632 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cecil County, MD.
2,632 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 423 | |
| 2022 | 474 | |
| 2023 | 597 | |
| 2024 | 595 | |
| 2025 | 543 |
Nov peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21921 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 817 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 238 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 202 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 110 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 108 | 4.1% |
For the 175 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21921 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 98 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 56 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 55 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 29 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 22 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 16 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 145 | 31.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 262 | 56.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 37 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 34 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 13 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 54 | 11.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21921 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 286% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21921.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elkton | 2,566 | |
| 2 | North East | 10 | |
| 3 | Chesapeake City | 9 | |
| 4 | Newark | 1 | |
| 5 | Rising Sun | 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 — 2,632 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.