ZIP 02859 recorded 68 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 162 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Providence County, RI.
162 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 80 | |
| 2025 | 68 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02859 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 24 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 21 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 21 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 20 | 12.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 15 | 9.3% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02859 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 13 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 14.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 20.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02859 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 353% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02859.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pascoag | 159 | |
| 2 | Burrillville | 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 — 162 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.