ZIP 01005 recorded 89 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 430 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Worcester County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
430 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77 | |
| 2022 | 67 | |
| 2023 | 84 | |
| 2024 | 113 | |
| 2025 | 89 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01005 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 81 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 71 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 39 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 38 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 26 | 6.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01005 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 7 | 9.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 23.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 7 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 4 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01005 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 12338% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $205,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $87,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01005.
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 — 430 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.