ZIP 02747 recorded 236 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,064 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bristol County, MA.
1,064 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 217 | |
| 2022 | 199 | |
| 2023 | 201 | |
| 2024 | 211 | |
| 2025 | 236 |
Jul peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02747 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 218 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 98 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 82 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 77 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 69 | 6.5% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02747 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 48 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 47 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 38 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 63 | 20.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 184 | 60.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 14 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02747 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 116% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,200,000 | Aircraft fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $65,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02747.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dartmouth | 146 | |
| 2 | East Providence | 3 | |
| 3 | Fall River | 2 | |
| 4 | New Bedford | 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 — 1,064 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.