ZIP 02790 recorded 200 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 900 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bristol County, MA.
900 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 196 | |
| 2022 | 142 | |
| 2023 | 165 | |
| 2024 | 197 | |
| 2025 | 200 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02790 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 184 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 80 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 67 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 62 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 59 | 6.6% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02790 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 17 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Exterior, exposed surface | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 34.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 15 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 10 | 7.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 16.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02790 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 238% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02790.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Westport | 526 | |
| 2 | Westport | 41 | |
| 3 | Fall River | 7 |
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 — 900 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.