ZIP 06450 recorded 550 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,648 across 2021–2025. Primary county: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
2,648 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 606 | |
| 2022 | 499 | |
| 2023 | 432 | |
| 2024 | 561 | |
| 2025 | 550 |
Apr peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 06450 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 869 | 32.8% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 285 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 276 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 139 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 106 | 4.0% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 06450 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 33 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 29 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 28 | 9.6% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 76 | 26.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 156 | 53.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 36 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 13 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 8.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 06450 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 151% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $99,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $88,920 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 06450.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meriden | 2,647 | |
| 2 | New Britain | 1 |
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 — 2,648 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.