ZIP 02537 recorded 65 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 325 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barnstable County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
325 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78 | |
| 2022 | 73 | |
| 2023 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 58 | |
| 2025 | 65 |
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02537 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 38 | 11.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 35 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 34 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 29 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 28 | 8.6% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02537 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 22.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02537 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1004% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $14,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $13,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02537.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Sandwich | 295 | |
| 2 | Sandwich | 18 |
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 — 325 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.