ZIP 06492 recorded 200 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 998 across 2021–2025. Primary county: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
998 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 228 | |
| 2022 | 237 | |
| 2023 | 97 | |
| 2024 | 236 | |
| 2025 | 200 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 06492 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 165 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 63 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 63 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 63 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 60 | 6.0% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 06492 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 40 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 20 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Other | 17 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 57 | 22.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 135 | 54.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 19 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 6 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 12.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 06492 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1200% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $371,400 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $156,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 06492.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meriden | 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 — 998 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.