ZIP 06451 recorded 266 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,064 across 2021–2025. Primary county: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,064 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 209 | |
| 2022 | 165 | |
| 2023 | 174 | |
| 2024 | 250 | |
| 2025 | 266 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 06451 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 172 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 157 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 143 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 93 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 65 | 6.1% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 06451 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 12 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 30.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 53.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 7.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 11.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 06451 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 669% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $97,020 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 06451.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meriden | 1,062 |
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 — 1,064 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.