ZIP 02746 recorded 38 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 463 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bristol County, MA.
463 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 95 | |
| 2022 | 101 | |
| 2023 | 112 | |
| 2024 | 117 | |
| 2025 | 38 |
Jul peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02746 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 56 | 12.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 55 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 49 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 46 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 39 | 8.4% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02746 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 15 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 27.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 61.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02746 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5518% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $486,400 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02746.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Bedford | 462 | |
| 2 | Dartmouth | 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 — 463 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.