ZIP 02464 recorded 48 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 307 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Middlesex County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
307 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | |
| 2022 | 65 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 68 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02464 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 106 | 34.5% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 30 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 28 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 22 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 22 | 7.2% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02464 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 15 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 8.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 37.1% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 11 | 31.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Match | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Candle | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 5.7% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02464.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newton | 307 |
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 — 307 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.