ZIP 02543 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 114 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barnstable County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
114 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02543 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 15 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 14 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 12 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 9 | 7.9% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02543 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Structural area, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Laboratory | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 30.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02543 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 62675% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $12,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02543.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woods Hole | 109 | |
| 2 | Falmouth | 4 | |
| 3 | Waltham | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dukes County | MA | 1.00 | FIPS 25007 |
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 — 114 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.