ZIP 03253 recorded 104 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 712 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Belknap County, NH.
712 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 178 | |
| 2022 | 174 | |
| 2023 | 110 | |
| 2024 | 146 | |
| 2025 | 104 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 03253 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 199 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 104 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 90 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 49 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 6.3% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 03253 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 36.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 29.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 15.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 13.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 8.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 03253 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 338% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $112,100 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $53,850 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $12,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 03253.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meredith | 696 | |
| 2 | Center Harbor | 1 | |
| 3 | Franklin | 1 | |
| 4 | Gilford | 1 | |
| 5 | Moultonborough | 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 — 712 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.