ZIP 02445 recorded 596 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 3,978 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Norfolk County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
3,978 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 863 | |
| 2022 | 862 | |
| 2023 | 815 | |
| 2024 | 842 | |
| 2025 | 596 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02445 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 1,350 | 33.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 474 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 373 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 351 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 350 | 8.8% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02445 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 36 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 82 | 40.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 41 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 23 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 21 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 21.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02445 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 251% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $3,500,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02445.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brookline | 3,978 |
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 — 3,978 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.