ZIP 02453 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,132 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Middlesex County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,132 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 279 | |
| 2022 | 299 | |
| 2023 | 257 | |
| 2024 | 262 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02453 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 168 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 145 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 127 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 105 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 102 | 9.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02453 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 61 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 16 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 27.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 88 | 46.8% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 22 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Match | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 13.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02453 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 15300% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02453.
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 — 1,132 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.