ZIP 01085 recorded 320 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,651 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hampden County, MA.
1,651 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 343 | |
| 2022 | 296 | |
| 2023 | 332 | |
| 2024 | 360 | |
| 2025 | 320 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01085 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 564 | 34.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 123 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 116 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 103 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 102 | 6.2% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01085 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 70 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 54 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 44 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 37 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 21 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 145 | 35.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 162 | 39.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 41 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 38 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 37 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 29 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 22 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 13 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 59 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01085 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 184% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $318,100 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $136,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01085.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westfield | 1,569 | |
| 2 | Montgomery | 70 | |
| 3 | West Brookfield | 1 | |
| 4 | West Springfield | 1 |
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 — 1,651 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.