ZIP 05491 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 160 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Addison County, VT.
160 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 47 | |
| 2023 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 05491 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 35 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 11 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 9 | 5.6% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 05491 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 3 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 31.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 17.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 12.8% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 10.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 05491 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1190% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $42,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 05491.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addison | 70 | |
| 2 | Vergennes | 44 | |
| 3 | Panton | 20 | |
| 4 | Ferrisburgh | 8 |
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 — 160 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.