ZIP 01772 recorded 95 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 498 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Worcester County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
498 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | |
| 2022 | 115 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 103 | |
| 2025 | 95 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01772 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 96 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 47 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 36 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 34 | 6.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01772 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 15 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Other | 7 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 6 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 15.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 55.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 11.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01772 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2230% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,108,100 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $850,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $105,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01772.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southborough | 497 | |
| 2 | Hopkinton | 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 — 498 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.