ZIP 02557 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 157 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Dukes County, MA.
157 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 53 | |
| 2024 | 51 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02557 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 25 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 19 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 16 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 12 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 11 | 7.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02557 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 24.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 37.9% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 6.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 13.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02557 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $555,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02557.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oak Bluffs | 152 | |
| 2 | Tisbury | 5 |
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 — 157 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.