ZIP 01226 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 315 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berkshire County, MA.
315 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | |
| 2022 | 87 | |
| 2023 | 57 | |
| 2024 | 60 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01226 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 38 | 12.1% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 36 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 31 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 30 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 19 | 6.0% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01226 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 20 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 14 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 10 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 27.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01226 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 1350% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $3,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01226.
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 — 315 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.