ZIP 01464 recorded 69 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 355 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Middlesex County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
355 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | |
| 2022 | 63 | |
| 2023 | 79 | |
| 2024 | 69 | |
| 2025 | 69 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01464 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 60 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 52 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 37 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 31 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 21 | 5.9% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01464 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 18 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 11 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 31.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 19 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 18 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 14.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01464 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 116% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,999,999 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01464.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shirley | 355 |
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 — 355 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.