ZIP 02460 recorded 97 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 405 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Middlesex County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
405 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 81 | |
| 2022 | 76 | |
| 2023 | 79 | |
| 2024 | 72 | |
| 2025 | 97 |
Sep peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02460 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 159 | 39.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 43 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 43 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 26 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 22 | 5.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02460 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 9 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Assembly area - less than 100 persons | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Office | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 21.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02460 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02460.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newton | 405 |
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 — 405 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.