ZIP 01560 recorded 38 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 155 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Worcester County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
155 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 38 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01560 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 31 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 20 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 20 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 13 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 12 | 7.7% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01560 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 7 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 18.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 3.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01560 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1079% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01560.
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 — 155 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.