ZIP 07001 recorded 109 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 509 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Middlesex County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
509 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | |
| 2022 | 100 | |
| 2023 | 90 | |
| 2024 | 148 | |
| 2025 | 109 |
Sep peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07001 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 56 | 11.0% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 50 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 44 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 41 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 34 | 6.7% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07001 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 44.2% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 11.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 90 | 94.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 5 | Sunlight | 1 | 1.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 07001 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07001.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avenel | 504 | |
| 2 | Woodbridge | 2 | |
| 3 | Carteret | 1 | |
| 4 | Fords | 1 | |
| 5 | Newark | 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 — 509 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.