ZIP 02838 recorded 37 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 98 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Providence County, RI.
98 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 37 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02838 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 19 | 19.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 12 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 9 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 9 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 7 | 7.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02838 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 19.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 38.1% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 4 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02838 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02838.
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 — 98 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.