ZIP 06441 recorded 44 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 221 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
221 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 58 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 44 |
Dec peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 06441 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 49 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 23 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 17 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 16 | 7.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 06441 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 11 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 6 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 17.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Match | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 2.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 06441 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $500 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100 | Outside mailbox fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 06441.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Higganum | 207 |
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 — 221 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.