ZIP 02532 recorded 101 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 657 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barnstable County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
657 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 152 | |
| 2022 | 145 | |
| 2023 | 148 | |
| 2024 | 111 | |
| 2025 | 101 |
May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02532 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 79 | 12.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 78 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 72 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 65 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 57 | 8.7% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02532 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 10 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 33.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 21 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 14.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 13 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 14.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02532 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 641% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $177,700 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $175,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $94,795 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02532.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourne | 597 | |
| 2 | Wareham | 39 | |
| 3 | Buzzards Bay | 10 | |
| 4 | Plymouth | 5 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth County | MA | 1.00 | FIPS 25023 |
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 — 657 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.