ZIP 06438 recorded 43 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 240 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
240 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | |
| 2022 | 60 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 52 | |
| 2025 | 43 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 06438 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 52 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 46 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 25 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 18 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 11 | 4.6% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 06438 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 24.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 51.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 06438 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 102% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $95,755 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 06438.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Higganum | 2 |
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 — 240 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.