Linthicum Maryland sits adjacent to Baltimore-Washington International Airport and within a few miles of the National Security Agency headquarters at Fort Meade — the largest intelligence agency in the US. The BWI Airport corridor hosts significant aviation-related industry and logistics operations. Anne Arundel County is one of the most defense and intelligence-employment dense counties in the US. NSA Fort Meade is the primary target of foreign cyber and intelligence operations against US signals intelligence capabilities.
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// Risk Intelligence
| Threat Score | 7 / 10 High |
| Primary Hazard | Airport / NSA / Industrial |
| FEMA Flood Zone | High |
| County FEMA Declarations | 7 |
| Last Major Event | Ida 2021 |
// Emergency Information
| Emergency Phone | 410-222-7600 |
| Evacuation Routes | I-97 US-50 MD-2 MD-3 |
| Elevation | 48 ft above sea level |
// County Risk Profile
Anne Arundel County MD
Maryland · Hurricane / Flash Flooding
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6/10
Moderate Risk
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Fort Meade MD
Cyber Infrastructure / Nor'easter
8/10
High