ZIP 01970 recorded 433 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,170 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Essex County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
2,170 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 452 | |
| 2022 | 353 | |
| 2023 | 445 | |
| 2024 | 487 | |
| 2025 | 433 |
Oct peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01970 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 410 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 321 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 247 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 166 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 161 | 7.4% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01970 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 131 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 70 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 45 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 19 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 10 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 105 | 24.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 125 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 83 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 73 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 32 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 16 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 13 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 69 | 15.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01970 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 196% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $661,600 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01970.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salem | 2,162 | |
| 2 | Lynn | 3 | |
| 3 | Swampscott | 3 | |
| 4 | Danvers | 1 | |
| 5 | Pomona | 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 — 2,170 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.