ZIP 07003 recorded 223 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,222 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Essex County, NJ.
2,222 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 457 | |
| 2022 | 436 | |
| 2023 | 521 | |
| 2024 | 585 | |
| 2025 | 223 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07003 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 550 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 270 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 227 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 149 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 118 | 5.3% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07003 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 104 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 75 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 49 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 24 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 123 | 28.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 132 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 45 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 38 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 32 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 27 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 24 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 19 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 93 | 21.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 07003 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 462% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $527,640 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $490,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $460,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $273,990 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $265,950 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07003.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bloomfield | 2,187 | |
| 2 | Newark | 2 | |
| 3 | Hoboken | 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 — 2,222 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.