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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 05043

ZIP 05043 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 50 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orange County, VT.

ZIP 05043 FIPS 50017 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
14
50 across 5 years
Building fires
2
2 wildland
Wildfire risk
17
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Orange County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 05043

50 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 11
2022 20
2023 2
2024 3
2025 14
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 05043?

Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 1
Feb 0
Mar 4
Apr 4
May 5
Jun 2
Jul 3
Aug 6
Sep 3
Oct 10
Nov 0
Dec 12
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 05043?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 05043 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Power line down 18 36.0%
2 Building fires 6 12.0%
3 Unauthorized burning 5 10.0%
4 Hazardous condition, other 4 8.0%
5 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 4 8.0%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 05043?

For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
0%
0
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
50%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
50%
2
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 05043 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Wildland, woods 2 50.0%
2 Undetermined 2 50.0%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 3 75.0%
2 Fireworks 1 25.0%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 05043

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 05043.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Thetford 14
11 Current conditions

Right now in 05043

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 50 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.