ZIP 02561 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 33 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barnstable County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
33 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02561 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 10 | 30.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2 | 6.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02561 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02561 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 165% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $400 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $25 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $25 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02561.
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 — 33 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.