ZIP 02536 recorded 221 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,111 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barnstable County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,111 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 260 | |
| 2022 | 250 | |
| 2023 | 171 | |
| 2024 | 209 | |
| 2025 | 221 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02536 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 236 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 111 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 96 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 87 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 61 | 5.5% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02536 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 14.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 14 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 14 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 82 | 31.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 82 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 40 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 24 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 22 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 21 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 6.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 14.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02536 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 288% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $317,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02536.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Falmouth | 632 | |
| 2 | Teaticket | 204 | |
| 3 | Falmouth | 47 | |
| 4 | Sandwich | 2 | |
| 5 | North Falmouth | 1 |
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 — 1,111 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.