ZIP 03870 recorded 85 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 410 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Rockingham County, NH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
410 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | |
| 2022 | 95 | |
| 2023 | 58 | |
| 2024 | 118 | |
| 2025 | 85 |
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 03870 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 85 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 40 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 32 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 26 | 6.3% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 03870 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 13 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Equipment or service area, other | 7 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 35.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Match | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 21.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 03870 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Structure fire, other (conversion only) | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 03870.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rye | 376 | |
| 2 | North Hampton | 1 | |
| 3 | Stratham | 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 — 410 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.