ZIP 05261 recorded 25 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 176 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Bennington County, VT.
176 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 25 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 05261 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 21 | 11.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 20 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 13 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Accident, potential accident, other | 9 | 5.1% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 05261 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Closet | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 15.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 52.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 05261 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $54,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $54,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $3,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 05261.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pownal | 176 |
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 — 176 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.