ZIP 01069 recorded 129 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 687 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hampden County, MA.
687 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 119 | |
| 2022 | 135 | |
| 2023 | 147 | |
| 2024 | 157 | |
| 2025 | 129 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01069 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 126 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 89 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 85 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 67 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 38 | 5.5% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01069 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 17.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 26 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 21 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 50 | 28.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 26 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 18 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 16 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 10 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 15.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01069 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 489% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $275,800 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $249,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $192,700 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $46,250 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01069.
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 — 687 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.