ZIP 05602 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 575 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, VT.
575 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | |
| 2022 | 123 | |
| 2023 | 139 | |
| 2024 | 123 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 05602 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 88 | 15.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 63 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 49 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 43 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 37 | 6.4% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 05602 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 27.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 41.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Cigarette | 6 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 05602 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 459% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 05602.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montpelier | 449 | |
| 2 | Berlin | 93 | |
| 3 | Middlesex | 23 | |
| 4 | East Montpelier | 4 | |
| 5 | Calais | 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 — 575 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.