ZIP 02653 recorded 169 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 751 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barnstable County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
751 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 180 | |
| 2022 | 137 | |
| 2023 | 118 | |
| 2024 | 147 | |
| 2025 | 169 |
Oct peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02653 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 127 | 16.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 100 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 99 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 81 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 35 | 4.7% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02653 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Assembly or sales area, other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 42.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 20.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02653 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1395% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02653.
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 — 751 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.