ZIP 02141 recorded 192 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 939 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Middlesex County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
939 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 190 | |
| 2022 | 176 | |
| 2023 | 177 | |
| 2024 | 204 | |
| 2025 | 192 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02141 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 314 | 33.4% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 92 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 75 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected | 73 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 63 | 6.7% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02141 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 7 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Construction/renovation area | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 30.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 6 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Candle | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 8.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02141 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $30 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02141.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridge | 922 | |
| 2 | Somerville | 16 | |
| 3 | Malden | 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 — 939 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.