ZIP 01074 recorded 37 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 160 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Worcester County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
160 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 37 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01074 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 29 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 22 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 14 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 13 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 6.9% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01074 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 15.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01074 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | 2022 | Significant |
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 — 160 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.