ZIP 02720 recorded 300 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,738 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bristol County, MA.
1,738 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 290 | |
| 2022 | 388 | |
| 2023 | 403 | |
| 2024 | 357 | |
| 2025 | 300 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02720 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 269 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 238 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected | 177 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 146 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 133 | 7.7% |
For the 40 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02720 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 137 | 29.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 60 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 58 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 18 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Exterior, exposed surface | 13 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 12 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 115 | 24.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 161 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 79 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 77 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 44 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 20 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 17 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 8.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02720 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 209% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $565,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02720.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fall River | 1,735 | |
| 2 | Freetown | 1 | |
| 3 | Somerset | 1 | |
| 4 | Tiverton | 1 |
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 — 1,738 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.