ZIP 02472 recorded 286 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,232 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Middlesex County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,232 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 236 | |
| 2022 | 257 | |
| 2023 | 222 | |
| 2024 | 231 | |
| 2025 | 286 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02472 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 385 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 234 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 148 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 77 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 59 | 4.8% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02472 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 48 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 69 | 35.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 34 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 28 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 15 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 20.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02472 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 383% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
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 — 1,232 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.