ZIP 02458 recorded 140 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 684 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Middlesex County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
684 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 143 | |
| 2022 | 129 | |
| 2023 | 151 | |
| 2024 | 121 | |
| 2025 | 140 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02458 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 238 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 59 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 57 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 35 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 34 | 5.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02458 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 15 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 27.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 44.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 9 | 15.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 11.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02458 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02458.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newton | 684 |
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 — 684 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.