ZIP 02744 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 533 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bristol County, MA.
533 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 112 | |
| 2022 | 131 | |
| 2023 | 124 | |
| 2024 | 116 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02744 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 114 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 64 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 59 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 54 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 48 | 9.0% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02744 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 20 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 18 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 31.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 47.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 14 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02744 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 782% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02744.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Bedford | 533 |
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 — 533 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.