ZIP 02452 recorded 11 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 592 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Middlesex County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
592 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 147 | |
| 2022 | 162 | |
| 2023 | 133 | |
| 2024 | 139 | |
| 2025 | 11 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02452 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 106 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 60 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 57 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 56 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 38 | 6.4% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02452 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 21 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 15 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 29.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 50.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 8 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Match | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02452 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $12,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $6,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02452.
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 — 592 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.