ZIP 06515 recorded 109 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 412 across 2021–2025. Primary county: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
412 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 139 | |
| 2025 | 109 |
Sep peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 06515 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 94 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 56 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 38 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 35 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 17 | 4.1% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 06515 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 9 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 21.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 06515 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1535% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $17,697 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 06515.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Haven | 404 | |
| 2 | West Haven | 7 |
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 — 412 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.