ZIP 01982 recorded 67 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 248 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Essex County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
248 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 52 | |
| 2024 | 55 | |
| 2025 | 67 |
Dec peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 01982 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 36 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 33 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 27 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 23 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 15 | 6.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 01982 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 7 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 15.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 22.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 10 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 18.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 01982 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 268% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $55,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 01982.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton | 235 |
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 — 248 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.