In 2025, fire departments serving Millington responded to 12 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 67% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
69 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | — | |
| 2022 | 10 | -41.2% | |
| 2023 | 9 | -10.0% | |
| 2024 | 21 | +133.3% | |
| 2025 | 12 | -42.9% |
For the 0 building fires Millington departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 17 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 | Outside area, other | 6 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 1 | 5.9% |
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 Millington mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 11.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 5.9% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Millington sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 19,961 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,600 | 44.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,300 | 46.8 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,240 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,500 | 47.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,500 | 47.5 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,000 | 44.7 mi | |
| 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 750 | 37.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 641 | 40.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 623 | 38.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 552 | 42.9 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 536 | 44.9 mi | |
| 1994 | Smoking | 500 | 37.7 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07946 | 69 |
Six New Jersey cities with population within ±25% of Millington. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Millington.
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.