ZIP 06854 recorded 224 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 854 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
854 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 155 | |
| 2022 | 93 | |
| 2023 | 152 | |
| 2024 | 230 | |
| 2025 | 224 |
Jan peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 06854 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 213 | 24.9% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 69 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 50 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 42 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 41 | 4.8% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 06854 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 31 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 22 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 17 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 22.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 48.6% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 15 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 06854 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5112% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $450,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $99,999 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $24,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $18,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $7,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 06854.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwalk | 854 |
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 — 854 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.