ZIP 06460 recorded 275 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,609 across 2021–2025. Primary county: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,609 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 353 | |
| 2022 | 378 | |
| 2023 | 304 | |
| 2024 | 299 | |
| 2025 | 275 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 06460 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 208 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 189 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 147 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 118 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 101 | 6.3% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 06460 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 84 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 48 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 34 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 18 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 70 | 22.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 191 | 60.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 24 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 39 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 06460 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2735% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $625,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $341,510 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 06460.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Haven | 3 |
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 — 1,609 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.