ZIP 05849 recorded 46 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 138 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Caledonia County, VT.
138 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 46 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 05849 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 25 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 25 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 10 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 10 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 9 | 6.5% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 05849 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 17.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 05849 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 240% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $74,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 05849.
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 — 138 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.