ZIP 02081 recorded 142 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,158 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Norfolk County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,158 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 243 | |
| 2022 | 260 | |
| 2023 | 273 | |
| 2024 | 240 | |
| 2025 | 142 |
Dec peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02081 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 224 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 192 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 112 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 76 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 69 | 6.0% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02081 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 56 | 31.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 39.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 31 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 20 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 13 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02081 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 457% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02081.
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 — 1,158 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.