ZIP 02131 recorded 183 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,001 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Suffolk County, MA.
1,001 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 204 | |
| 2022 | 226 | |
| 2023 | 206 | |
| 2024 | 182 | |
| 2025 | 183 |
Aug peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02131 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 265 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 85 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 82 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 78 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 70 | 7.0% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02131 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 47 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 16 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 68 | 36.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 25 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 21 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 20 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 14 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 10 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02131 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 233% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $725,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02131.
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 — 1,001 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.