ZIP 02601 recorded 368 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,763 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barnstable County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,763 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 345 | |
| 2022 | 362 | |
| 2023 | 308 | |
| 2024 | 380 | |
| 2025 | 368 |
May peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02601 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 226 | 12.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 176 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 163 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 132 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 123 | 7.0% |
For the 35 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02601 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 102 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 34 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 23 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 18 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 15 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 138 | 34.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 125 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 66 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 28 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 28 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 24 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 15 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 12 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 71 | 17.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02601 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 158% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $579,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $549,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $430,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02601.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnstable | 15 |
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 — 1,763 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.