ZIP 05401 recorded 312 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,478 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chittenden County, VT.
1,478 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 184 | |
| 2022 | 297 | |
| 2023 | 366 | |
| 2024 | 319 | |
| 2025 | 312 |
Sep peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 05401 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 325 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 242 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 117 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 96 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 80 | 5.4% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 05401 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 39 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 12 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 71 | 40.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 14 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 14.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 05401 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 516% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,600,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $578,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $310,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 05401.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burlington | 1,454 | |
| 2 | South Burlington | 13 | |
| 3 | Winooski | 7 | |
| 4 | Portland | 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 — 1,478 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.