ZIP 06704 recorded 68 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,264 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
1,264 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 356 | |
| 2022 | 315 | |
| 2023 | 309 | |
| 2024 | 216 | |
| 2025 | 68 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 06704 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 141 | 11.2% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 125 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 114 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 83 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 83 | 6.6% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 06704 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 55 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 16 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 6 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 48 | 26.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 33 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 17 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 06704 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 170420% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $135,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $124,100 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $68,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 06704.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterbury | 1,259 |
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 — 1,264 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.