ZIP 01524 recorded 116 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 435 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Worcester County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
435 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | |
| 2022 | 57 | |
| 2023 | 65 | |
| 2024 | 114 | |
| 2025 | 116 |
Nov peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01524 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 57 | 13.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 54 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 52 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 25 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | 24 | 5.5% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01524 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | Other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 38.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 41.8% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 5.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01524 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 677% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $850,000 | Aircraft standby | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $256,600 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01524.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester | 433 |
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 — 435 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.