ZIP 01438 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 19 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Worcester County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
19 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01438 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 11 | 57.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 1 | 5.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01438 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Roof surface: exterior | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Lightning | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 1 | 33.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01438 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 113% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01438.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Templeton | 2 |
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 — 19 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.