ZIP 01257 recorded 28 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 154 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Berkshire County, MA.
154 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 33 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 28 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01257 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 29 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 28 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 26 | 16.9% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 15 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 11 | 7.1% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01257 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 30 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 19.8% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Roof surface: exterior | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 15.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot ember or ash | 37 | 43.0% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Match | 8 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 9.3% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01257.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield | 150 |
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 — 154 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.