ZIP 05679 recorded 34 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 169 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Orange County, VT.
169 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | |
| 2022 | 50 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 27 | |
| 2025 | 34 |
Apr peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 05679 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 33 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 23 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 16 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 15 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 9 | 5.3% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 05679 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 15 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 11 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Function area, other | 8 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 20.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 56.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 05679 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 339% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 05679.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamstown | 42 | |
| 2 | Salisbury | 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 — 169 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.