ZIP 01566 recorded 89 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 562 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Worcester County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
562 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 145 | |
| 2022 | 117 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 109 | |
| 2025 | 89 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01566 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 61 | 10.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 57 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 41 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 36 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 34 | 6.0% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01566 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 38 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 13 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 20.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 13 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 9 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 21.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01566 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 493% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01566.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sturbridge | 560 | |
| 2 | Oxford | 1 |
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 — 562 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.