ZIP 03221 recorded 46 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 187 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Merrimack County, NH.
187 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 46 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 03221 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 56 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 38 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 11 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 4.8% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 03221 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 17.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 46.4% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 03221 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 622% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $248,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $178,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $500 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $250 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 03221.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford | 162 | |
| 2 | Sutton | 21 | |
| 3 | Barnstead | 2 | |
| 4 | Hillsborough | 1 | |
| 5 | Warner | 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 — 187 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.