ZIP 01536 recorded 69 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 299 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Worcester County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
299 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 66 | |
| 2024 | 77 | |
| 2025 | 69 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01536 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 48 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 32 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 31 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 31 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 20 | 6.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01536 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 7 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 4 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 26.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 46.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01536 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 254% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01536.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grafton | 11 |
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 — 299 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.