ZIP 02813 recorded 64 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 366 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, RI.
366 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77 | |
| 2022 | 90 | |
| 2023 | 60 | |
| 2024 | 75 | |
| 2025 | 64 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02813 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 52 | 14.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 40 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 36 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 36 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 35 | 9.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02813 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 9 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 7 | 7.2% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 23.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 45.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 12.4% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02813.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlestown | 364 |
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 — 366 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.