ZIP 06226 recorded 157 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 820 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT.
820 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 170 | |
| 2022 | 128 | |
| 2023 | 172 | |
| 2024 | 193 | |
| 2025 | 157 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 06226 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 146 | 17.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 99 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 99 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 80 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 48 | 5.9% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 06226 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 8 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 27.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 60.5% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 3 | Match | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 20 | 16.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 06226 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 656% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 06226.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willimantic | 802 | |
| 2 | South Windham | 4 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | CT | 0.50 | FIPS 09110 |
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 — 820 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.