ZIP 01468 recorded 65 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 341 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Worcester County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
341 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | |
| 2022 | 54 | |
| 2023 | 61 | |
| 2024 | 92 | |
| 2025 | 65 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01468 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 68 | 19.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 45 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 35 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 29 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Oil or other combustible liquid spill | 23 | 6.7% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01468 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 19.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 40.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01468 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 207% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $85,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $56,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $27,714 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $14,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01468.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Templeton | 340 |
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 — 341 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.