ZIP 06281 recorded 119 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 647 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT.
647 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 127 | |
| 2022 | 105 | |
| 2023 | 148 | |
| 2024 | 148 | |
| 2025 | 119 |
Jul peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 06281 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 254 | 39.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 88 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 51 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 47 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 36 | 5.6% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 06281 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 24 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 30.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 24 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 20.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 06281 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 10750% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $395,800 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $327,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $212,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $163,200 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $59,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $55,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 06281.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Woodstock | 470 |
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 — 647 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.