ZIP 05251 recorded 25 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 123 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bennington County, VT.
123 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 25 |
Apr peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 05251 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 23 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 22 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 18 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 8 | 6.5% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 05251 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Wall assembly | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Closet | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 3 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 22.2% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 1 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 1 | 11.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 05251 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 340% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $37,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 05251.
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 — 123 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.