ZIP 02648 recorded 86 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 457 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barnstable County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
457 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 105 | |
| 2022 | 88 | |
| 2023 | 83 | |
| 2024 | 95 | |
| 2025 | 86 |
Nov peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02648 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 83 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 50 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 40 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 34 | 7.4% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02648 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Wall assembly | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 23.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 8 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 21.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02648 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 75084% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,420 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
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 — 457 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.