ZIP 01230 recorded 97 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 527 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berkshire County, MA.
527 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 90 | |
| 2022 | 110 | |
| 2023 | 110 | |
| 2024 | 120 | |
| 2025 | 97 |
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01230 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 64 | 12.1% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 55 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 50 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 39 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 32 | 6.1% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01230 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 18 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 40 | 34.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 32.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 4 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 26.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01230 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1534% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $82,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $27,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01230.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Barrington | 408 | |
| 2 | New Marlborough | 75 | |
| 3 | Egremont | 7 | |
| 4 | Sandisfield | 3 |
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 — 527 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.