ZIP 06516 recorded 398 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,991 across 2021–2025. Primary county: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,991 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 396 | |
| 2022 | 379 | |
| 2023 | 404 | |
| 2024 | 414 | |
| 2025 | 398 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 06516 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 319 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 282 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 218 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 170 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 129 | 6.5% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 06516 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 120 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 52 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 32 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 16 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 13 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 11 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 95 | 24.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 269 | 69.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 4.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 06516 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 329% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 06516.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Haven | 1,991 |
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 — 1,991 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.