ZIP 02668 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 278 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Barnstable County, MA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
278 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | |
| 2022 | 63 | |
| 2023 | 56 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02668 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 39 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 29 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 29 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 22 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 7.2% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02668 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 41.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Wall assembly | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Closet | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 6.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 35.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 25.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Sunlight | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02668 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 394% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $58,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $53,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $36,368 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $18,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02668.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnstable | 14 |
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 — 278 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.