ZIP 02745 recorded 63 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 827 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bristol County, MA.
827 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 208 | |
| 2022 | 206 | |
| 2023 | 176 | |
| 2024 | 174 | |
| 2025 | 63 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02745 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 96 | 11.6% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 95 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 84 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 82 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 76 | 9.2% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02745 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 40 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 36 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 12 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Other | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 79 | 34.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 117 | 50.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 21 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 15 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 9 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 14.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02745 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1655% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02745.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Bedford | 821 | |
| 2 | Dartmouth | 3 | |
| 3 | Acushnet | 2 |
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 — 827 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.