ZIP 02562 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 151 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barnstable County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
151 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02562 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 18 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 16 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 16 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 15 | 9.9% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02562 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 36.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02562 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1693% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02562.
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 — 151 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.