ZIP 01201 recorded 417 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 3,319 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berkshire County, MA.
3,319 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 625 | |
| 2022 | 728 | |
| 2023 | 803 | |
| 2024 | 746 | |
| 2025 | 417 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01201 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 650 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 524 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 425 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 316 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 180 | 5.4% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01201 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 166 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 94 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 18 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 18 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 16 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 12 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 204 | 35.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 183 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 92 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 86 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 42 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 29 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 28 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 86 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01201 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 688% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $215,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $210,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01201.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsfield | 3,310 | |
| 2 | Hancock | 6 | |
| 3 | Lenox | 1 | |
| 4 | Pittsfield | 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 — 3,319 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.