ZIP 02459 recorded 207 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 995 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Middlesex County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
995 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 195 | |
| 2022 | 201 | |
| 2023 | 216 | |
| 2024 | 176 | |
| 2025 | 207 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02459 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 359 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 83 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 78 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 68 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 63 | 6.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02459 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 16 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 3 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 29.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 37.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 7 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02459 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02459.
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 — 995 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.