ZIP 02861 recorded 156 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 241 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Providence County, RI.
241 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 76 | |
| 2025 | 156 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02861 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 35 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 28 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 27 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 27 | 11.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 19 | 7.9% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02861 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 44.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 10 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 10.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 36.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 7 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 8.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02861 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 105% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $999,999 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02861.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pawtucket | 239 | |
| 2 | Central Falls | 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 — 241 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.