ZIP 02840 recorded 216 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,102 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Newport County, RI.
1,102 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 259 | |
| 2022 | 195 | |
| 2023 | 215 | |
| 2024 | 217 | |
| 2025 | 216 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02840 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 192 | 17.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 188 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 94 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 74 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 66 | 6.0% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02840 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 71 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 54 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 104 | 35.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 102 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 43 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 28 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 23 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 19 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 49 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02840 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 612% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $8,500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02840.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newport | 1,089 | |
| 2 | Middletown | 11 | |
| 3 | Newport East | 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 — 1,102 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.