Statewide public evidence profile · fire deaths 2020-2021

Maryland

Data confidence: moderate (75/100)

Overall Fireground Index

Higher score = lower civilian fire-death rate.

Fire-death rate (2020-2024): 1.09; per 100,000 residents / yr
Civilian fire deaths: 342; 2020-2024 total
Population: 6,263,220; U.S. Census (2024)
Public sources: 2; 3 metrics used · 4 unavailable

Every value is drawn from an authoritative public source. The Overall score normalizes the one fire metric that is genuinely comparable across all counties — the civilian fire-death rate (Maryland State Fire Marshal, per Census population). Where counties publish incident/response figures, we show them as sourced context; where no public source exists, we say so. Data Confidence reflects how much verifiable public evidence backs each county.

County-equivalents

23 counties + Baltimore City

Confidence mix

6·16·2

high · moderate · limited

With incident data

counties publishing responses

County rankings

Maryland counties by Overall Fireground Index

Ranked by the normalized civilian fire-death rate — the one comparable metric. Confidence flags where small counts or sparse reporting make a county's profile less certain. Select a county for its full evidence profile.

Maryland county-equivalents ranked by Overall Fireground Index, with fire-death rate, five-year deaths, and data confidence.
Rank	County	Index	Fire-death rate	Deaths (5yr)	Confidence
1	Kent County19,557 pop.	74	0.00	0	limited
2	Queen Anne's County53,688 pop.	74	0.00	0	limited
3	Howard County339,668 pop.	66	0.47	8	high
4	Frederick County299,317 pop.	64	0.60	9	moderate
5	Montgomery County1,082,273 pop.	64	0.59	32	high
6	Anne Arundel County602,350 pop.	62	0.70	21	high
7	Somerset County25,241 pop.	60	0.79	1	moderate
8	Calvert County94,913 pop.	59	0.84	4	moderate
9	Cecil County106,305 pop.	58	0.94	5	moderate
10	Prince George's County966,629 pop.	58	0.95	46	moderate
11	Harford County265,514 pop.	57	0.98	13	moderate
12	Charles County174,478 pop.	56	1.03	9	moderate
13	Talbot County38,244 pop.	56	1.05	2	moderate
14	Baltimore County852,425 pop.	55	1.10	47	high
15	Carroll County177,108 pop.	53	1.24	11	high
16	Wicomico County106,329 pop.	51	1.32	7	moderate
17	St. Mary's County116,469 pop.	50	1.37	8	high
18	Washington County157,228 pop.	50	1.40	11	moderate
19	Caroline County34,248 pop.	34	2.34	4	moderate
20	Worcester County54,337 pop.	30	2.58	7	moderate
21	Allegany County67,097 pop.	28	2.68	9	moderate
22	Baltimore City568,271 pop.	28	2.67	76	moderate
23	Garrett County28,393 pop.	13	3.52	5	moderate
24	Dorchester County33,138 pop.	1	4.22	7	moderate

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