ZIP 06897 recorded 181 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 779 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
779 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 107 | |
| 2022 | 127 | |
| 2023 | 148 | |
| 2024 | 216 | |
| 2025 | 181 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 06897 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 168 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 94 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 76 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 75 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 46 | 5.9% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 06897 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 11 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 39.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Match | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 06897 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $497,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 06897.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwalk | 2 |
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 — 779 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.