ZIP 01905 recorded 195 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,043 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Essex County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,043 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 196 | |
| 2022 | 203 | |
| 2023 | 244 | |
| 2024 | 205 | |
| 2025 | 195 |
Oct peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01905 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 235 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 94 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 91 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 90 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 69 | 6.6% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01905 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 54 | 27.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 13 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 70 | 35.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 37.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 19 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 18 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 19.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01905 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 150% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $514,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $90,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01905.
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 — 1,043 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.