ZIP 02129 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 742 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Suffolk County, MA.
742 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 130 | |
| 2022 | 177 | |
| 2023 | 192 | |
| 2024 | 128 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02129 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 114 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 82 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 77 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 66 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 36 | 4.9% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02129 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 26 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Equipment or service area, other | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Switchgear area, transformer vault | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 25.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 39.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 10 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02129 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 538% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02129.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 737 | |
| 2 | Somerville | 3 | |
| 3 | Cambridge | 1 |
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 — 742 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.