ZIP 01588 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 27 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Worcester County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
27 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01588 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 22 | 81.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 3 | Special outside fire, other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 1 | 3.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01588 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 1 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01588 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 4292% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $871,800 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01588.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northbridge | 13 | |
| 2 | Whitinsville | 9 |
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 — 27 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.