ZIP 05641 recorded 136 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,014 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orange County, VT.
1,014 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 228 | |
| 2022 | 190 | |
| 2023 | 258 | |
| 2024 | 202 | |
| 2025 | 136 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 05641 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 250 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 119 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 92 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 70 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 63 | 6.2% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 05641 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 28 | 28.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 49 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 7 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 05641 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 223% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 05641.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barre | 230 | |
| 2 | Orange | 70 | |
| 3 | Berlin | 42 | |
| 4 | Williamstown | 3 | |
| 5 | Washington | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | VT | 1.00 | FIPS 50023 |
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 — 1,014 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.