ZIP 03255 recorded 46 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 229 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Merrimack County, NH.
229 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 43 | |
| 2024 | 65 | |
| 2025 | 46 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 03255 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 93 | 40.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 32 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 18 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 14 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 14 | 6.1% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 03255 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 20.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 16.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 03255 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 27720% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $270,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Commercial Compactor fire, confined to rubbish | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 03255.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newbury | 227 | |
| 2 | Barnstead | 1 | |
| 3 | 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 — 229 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.