ZIP 03608 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 213 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cheshire County, NH.
213 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 59 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 03608 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 110 | 51.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 15 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 7 | 3.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 03608 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 25.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 7.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 03608 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 440% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $570,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $155,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 03608.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walpole | 213 |
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 — 213 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.