ZIP 02126 recorded 271 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,560 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Suffolk County, MA.
1,560 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 285 | |
| 2022 | 342 | |
| 2023 | 324 | |
| 2024 | 338 | |
| 2025 | 271 |
Nov peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02126 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 670 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 118 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 114 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 78 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 62 | 4.0% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02126 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 61 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 24 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 19 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 15 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 94 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 39.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 32 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 22 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 18 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 11 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02126 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 451% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02126.
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 — 1,560 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.