ZIP 06457 recorded 303 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,957 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,957 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 416 | |
| 2022 | 443 | |
| 2023 | 435 | |
| 2024 | 360 | |
| 2025 | 303 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 06457 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 276 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 222 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 140 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 99 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 98 | 5.0% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 06457 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 51 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 43 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 14 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 7 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 112 | 32.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 163 | 47.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 25 | 7.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 24 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 24 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 20 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 17 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Match | 13 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 13.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 06457 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 406% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $330,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $275,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $177,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 06457.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middletown | 1,944 | |
| 2 | Meriden | 2 | |
| 3 | New Britain | 1 | |
| 4 | Plantsville | 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 — 1,957 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.