ZIP 02831 recorded 2 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 45 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Providence County, RI.
45 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02831 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 6 | 13.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Chemical spill or leak | 4 | 8.9% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02831 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 16.7% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02831.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scituate | 9 |
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 — 45 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.