ZIP 02740 recorded 610 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,272 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bristol County, MA.
2,272 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 385 | |
| 2022 | 427 | |
| 2023 | 398 | |
| 2024 | 452 | |
| 2025 | 610 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02740 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 267 | 11.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 263 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 240 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 224 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 160 | 7.0% |
For the 57 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02740 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 108 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 89 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 73 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 50 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 41 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 31 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 22 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 19 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 223 | 34.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 345 | 52.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 49 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 42 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 39 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 28 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 27 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 23 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 18 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 85 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02740 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 397% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2021 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $2,000,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $451,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $393,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $380,600 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $348,600 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02740.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Bedford | 2,272 |
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 — 2,272 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.