ZIP 01238 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 256 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berkshire County, MA.
256 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 47 | |
| 2024 | 58 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01238 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 33 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 27 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 18 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 15 | 5.9% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01238 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 34 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Other | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 25.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 16.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01238 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 185% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01238.
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 — 256 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.