ZIP 05651 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 268 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Washington County, VT.
268 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | |
| 2022 | 83 | |
| 2023 | 83 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 05651 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorized controlled burning | 97 | 36.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 50 | 18.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 23 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 21 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Accident, potential accident, other | 19 | 7.1% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 05651 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 1 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 05651 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 05651.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Montpelier | 237 | |
| 2 | Cabot | 11 | |
| 3 | Calais | 10 | |
| 4 | Marshfield | 2 | |
| 5 | Barre | 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 — 268 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.