ZIP 02857 recorded 68 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 304 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Providence County, RI.
304 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 88 | |
| 2022 | 44 | |
| 2023 | 55 | |
| 2024 | 49 | |
| 2025 | 68 |
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02857 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 39 | 12.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 31 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 27 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 27 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 20 | 6.6% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02857 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 26.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 35.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 12 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02857 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 760% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $175,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02857.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scituate | 56 | |
| 2 | East Providence | 1 | |
| 3 | Glocester | 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 — 304 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.