ZIP 06702 recorded 30 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 378 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
378 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 92 | |
| 2022 | 91 | |
| 2023 | 103 | |
| 2024 | 62 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 06702 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 92 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 45 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 44 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 25 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 19 | 5.0% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 06702 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Incinerator area | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 29.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 36.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 19.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Match | 2 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 7.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 06702 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $39,970 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $21,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 06702.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterbury | 351 | |
| 2 | Ansonia | 6 | |
| 3 | Derby | 2 | |
| 4 | New Britain | 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 — 378 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.