ZIP 06051 recorded 223 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,252 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Capitol Planning Region, CT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,252 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 289 | |
| 2022 | 278 | |
| 2023 | 267 | |
| 2024 | 195 | |
| 2025 | 223 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 06051 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 200 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 110 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 109 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 99 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 82 | 6.5% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 06051 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 37 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 36 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 14 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 11 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 120 | 33.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 219 | 61.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 4.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 14 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 12.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 06051 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1170% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,585,510 | Building fires | 2024 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $1,585,510 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $396,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $216,058 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 06051.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Britain | 1,252 |
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 — 1,252 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.