ZIP 02908 recorded 184 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,016 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Providence County, RI.
1,016 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 164 | |
| 2022 | 226 | |
| 2023 | 251 | |
| 2024 | 191 | |
| 2025 | 184 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02908 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 181 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 155 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 95 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 78 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 51 | 5.0% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02908 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 102 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 50 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 47 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 13 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 19.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 234 | 70.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 5.1% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 16 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 11 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 7.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02908 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 188% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02908.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Providence | 1,006 | |
| 2 | North Providence | 10 |
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 — 1,016 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.