ZIP 02540 recorded 110 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 569 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barnstable County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
569 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 121 | |
| 2022 | 128 | |
| 2023 | 103 | |
| 2024 | 107 | |
| 2025 | 110 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02540 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 91 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 77 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 44 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 43 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 37 | 6.5% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02540 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 27 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 21 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 10 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 23.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 11 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 10 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 13.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02540 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 257% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $121,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02540.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falmouth | 562 | |
| 2 | West Falmouth | 5 | |
| 3 | Teaticket | 2 |
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 — 569 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.