ZIP 01608 recorded 58 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 478 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Worcester County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
478 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 94 | |
| 2022 | 132 | |
| 2023 | 88 | |
| 2024 | 106 | |
| 2025 | 58 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01608 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 136 | 28.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 56 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 38 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Special outside fire, other | 38 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 36 | 7.5% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01608 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 32 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 22.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 45.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Sunlight | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01608 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2843% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $635,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $550,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $85,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01608.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcester | 477 |
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 — 478 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.