ZIP 05250 recorded 75 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 362 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bennington County, VT.
362 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | |
| 2022 | 67 | |
| 2023 | 85 | |
| 2024 | 68 | |
| 2025 | 75 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 05250 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 101 | 27.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 77 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 38 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 17 | 4.7% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 05250 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 34.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 05250 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 05250.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arlington | 222 | |
| 2 | Sunderland | 100 | |
| 3 | Dorset | 2 | |
| 4 | Winhall | 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 — 362 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.