ZIP 06511 recorded 381 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,316 across 2021–2025. Primary county: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,316 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 213 | |
| 2022 | 177 | |
| 2023 | 146 | |
| 2024 | 399 | |
| 2025 | 381 |
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 06511 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 342 | 26.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 162 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 92 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 81 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 73 | 5.5% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 06511 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 26 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 20 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 56 | 32.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 118 | 67.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 9 | 5.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 9.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 06511 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 116% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 06511.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Haven | 1,309 |
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 — 1,316 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.