ZIP 02127 recorded 233 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,468 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Suffolk County, MA.
1,468 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 310 | |
| 2022 | 327 | |
| 2023 | 276 | |
| 2024 | 322 | |
| 2025 | 233 |
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02127 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 498 | 33.9% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 185 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 131 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 74 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 69 | 4.7% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02127 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 58 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Other | 13 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Roof surface: exterior | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 59 | 33.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 15 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 8.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Sunlight | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 12.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02127 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 233% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $301,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02127.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 1,468 |
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 — 1,468 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.