ZIP 02482 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 896 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Norfolk County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
896 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 229 | |
| 2022 | 196 | |
| 2023 | 195 | |
| 2024 | 161 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02482 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 217 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 211 | 23.5% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 147 | 16.4% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 87 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 29 | 3.2% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02482 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 25 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 16 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 10 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 23.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 33 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 21 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 11.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02482 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 751% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02482.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellesley | 896 |
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 — 896 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.