ZIP 05408 recorded 51 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 296 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chittenden County, VT.
296 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | |
| 2022 | 61 | |
| 2023 | 60 | |
| 2024 | 64 | |
| 2025 | 51 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 05408 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 131 | 44.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 17 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 15 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Oil or other combustible liquid spill | 10 | 3.4% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 05408 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 8 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 52.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 10.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 05408 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 3824% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $13,200 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $13,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,200 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 05408.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burlington | 287 | |
| 2 | Colchester | 4 | |
| 3 | Hartland | 1 | |
| 4 | South Burlington | 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 — 296 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.