ZIP 02879 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 730 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, RI.
730 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 312 | |
| 2022 | 271 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 70 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Aug peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02879 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 120 | 16.4% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 79 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Accident, potential accident, other | 77 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 56 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 55 | 7.5% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02879 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 15 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 30.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 10 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 5 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02879 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 385% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02879.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Kingstown | 709 | |
| 2 | Narragansett | 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 — 730 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.