ZIP 02556 recorded 42 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 187 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barnstable County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
187 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | |
| 2022 | 43 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 42 |
Jun peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02556 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 29 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 24 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 23 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 19 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 18 | 9.6% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02556 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 27.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 22.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02556 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 890% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $148,700 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02556.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Falmouth | 178 | |
| 2 | Falmouth | 8 |
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 — 187 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.