ZIP 06706 recorded 66 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 737 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
737 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 195 | |
| 2022 | 172 | |
| 2023 | 162 | |
| 2024 | 142 | |
| 2025 | 66 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 06706 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 78 | 10.6% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 76 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 70 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 55 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 51 | 6.9% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 06706 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 6 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 29.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 51.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 2 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 10.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 06706 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $43,205 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 06706.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterbury | 729 | |
| 2 | 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 — 737 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.