ZIP 02122 recorded 178 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,057 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Suffolk County, MA.
1,057 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 216 | |
| 2022 | 214 | |
| 2023 | 260 | |
| 2024 | 189 | |
| 2025 | 178 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02122 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 300 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 95 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 89 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 70 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 68 | 6.4% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02122 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 62 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 20 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 16 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 16 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Other | 14 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 28.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 47.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 28 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 10 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 7 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 14.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02122 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 174% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02122.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 1,057 |
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 — 1,057 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.