In 2025, fire departments serving Hasbrouck Heights responded to 31 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 71% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
153 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $100K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | — | |
| 2022 | 29 | -21.6% | |
| 2023 | 23 | -20.7% | |
| 2024 | 33 | +43.5% | |
| 2025 | 31 | -6.1% |
For the 6 building fires Hasbrouck Heights departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 5 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 20.0% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Hasbrouck Heights mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 80.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 20.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Hasbrouck Heights sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 8,622 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Smoking | 700 | 34.6 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 641 | 21.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 552 | 25.5 mi | |
| 1994 | Smoking | 500 | 42.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 485 | 26.0 mi | |
| 2012 | Smoking | 481 | 28.8 mi | |
| 2010 | Firearms and explosives use | 475 | 29.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 468 | 34.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 450 | 39.8 mi | |
| 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 410 | 27.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Debris and open burning | 374 | 49.2 mi | |
| 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 363 | 14.9 mi |
Top 2 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six New Jersey cities with population within ±25% of Hasbrouck Heights. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Hasbrouck Heights.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.