ZIP 02639 recorded 52 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 376 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barnstable County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
376 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 101 | |
| 2022 | 92 | |
| 2023 | 71 | |
| 2024 | 60 | |
| 2025 | 52 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02639 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 88 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 52 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 42 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 40 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 35 | 9.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02639 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 13 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 5 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 23.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 46.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02639 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 352% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $325,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02639.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Port | 16 | |
| 2 | Harwich | 3 | |
| 3 | South Dennis | 2 | |
| 4 | Dennis | 1 |
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 — 376 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.