ZIP 02717 recorded 77 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 318 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bristol County, MA.
318 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 57 | |
| 2024 | 67 | |
| 2025 | 77 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02717 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 89 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 46 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 22 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 17 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 5.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02717 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 12 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Other | 7 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 25.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 22.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02717 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 222% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02717.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freetown | 196 |
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 — 318 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.