ZIP 02574 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 125 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barnstable County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
125 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 25 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Nov peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02574 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 24 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 21 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 11 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 7 | 5.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02574 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02574 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 722% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02574.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Falmouth | 125 |
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 — 125 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.