ZIP 02650 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 102 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barnstable County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
102 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Nov peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02650 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 25 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 11 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 7 | 6.9% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02650 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 1 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02650 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 992% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $767,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $29,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02650.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chatham | 74 |
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 — 102 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.