ZIP 02909 recorded 219 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,148 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Providence County, RI.
1,148 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 208 | |
| 2022 | 259 | |
| 2023 | 245 | |
| 2024 | 217 | |
| 2025 | 219 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 02909 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 175 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 142 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 102 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 76 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 63 | 5.5% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 02909 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 126 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 56 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 55 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 20 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 11 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 111 | 25.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 292 | 67.6% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 21 | 4.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 15 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 13 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 02909 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3130% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $13,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Garbage dump or sanitary landfill fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 02909.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Providence | 1,145 | |
| 2 | Cranston | 3 |
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 — 1,148 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.