ZIP 01585 recorded 57 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 281 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Worcester County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
281 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 55 | |
| 2023 | 73 | |
| 2024 | 76 | |
| 2025 | 57 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01585 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 52 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 29 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 23 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 22 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 5.3% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01585 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 12 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Roof surface: exterior | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 36.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 7 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Match | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 20.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01585 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 7163% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $486,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01585.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Brookfield | 280 | |
| 2 | Warren | 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 — 281 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.