ZIP 01603 recorded 144 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,093 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Worcester County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,093 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 240 | |
| 2022 | 252 | |
| 2023 | 244 | |
| 2024 | 213 | |
| 2025 | 144 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01603 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 238 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 133 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 133 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 122 | 11.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 67 | 6.1% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01603 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 44 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 24 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 13 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 12 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 68 | 32.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 78 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 29 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 17 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 14 | 6.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 11.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01603 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 337% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $980,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $650,300 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $396,514 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $353,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $185,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $170,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01603.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcester | 1,092 |
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 — 1,093 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.