ZIP 02538 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 75 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Plymouth County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
75 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02538 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 19 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 11 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 9 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 3 | 4.0% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02538 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 36.4% | |
| 2 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Vacant structural area | 1 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 27.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02538 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 699% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $9,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02538.
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 — 75 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.