ZIP 21922 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 68 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cecil County, MD.
68 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 21922 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 25 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 12 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 3 | 4.4% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 21922 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 10.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 21922 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 133% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $300 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 21922.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elkton | 67 | |
| 2 | North East | 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 — 68 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.