ZIP 06701 recorded 5 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 102 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
102 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 06701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 23 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill | 14 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Oil or other combustible liquid spill | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 6 | 5.9% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 06701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Roof surface: exterior | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 41.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 06701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $26,281 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $12,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $4,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,060 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 06701.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterbury | 102 |
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 — 102 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.