ZIP 02163 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 58 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Suffolk County, MA.
58 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Apr peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02163 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 38 | 65.5% | |
| 2 | Overheated motor | 7 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 1 | 1.7% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02163 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02163 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $400 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $25 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02163.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 58 |
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 — 58 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.