ZIP 02466 recorded 105 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 384 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Middlesex County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
384 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 74 | |
| 2024 | 73 | |
| 2025 | 105 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02466 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 206 | 53.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 25 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 22 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 19 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 3.9% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02466 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 12 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Laboratory | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 7.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 3 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02466 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 350% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02466.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newton | 384 |
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 — 384 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.