ZIP 02465 recorded 171 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 747 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Middlesex County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
747 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 157 | |
| 2022 | 141 | |
| 2023 | 133 | |
| 2024 | 145 | |
| 2025 | 171 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02465 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 305 | 40.8% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 79 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 56 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 47 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 44 | 5.9% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02465 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 14 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Assembly or sales area, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 21.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 59.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02465 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 | $5,000 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02465.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newton | 747 |
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 — 747 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.