ZIP 07006 recorded 84 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 668 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Essex County, NJ.
668 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 92 | |
| 2022 | 198 | |
| 2023 | 128 | |
| 2024 | 166 | |
| 2025 | 84 |
Jun peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07006 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 257 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 69 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 60 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 43 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 33 | 4.9% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07006 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 11 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Other | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 33.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 22.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 07006 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $100,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07006.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Caldwell | 282 | |
| 2 | Caldwell | 205 | |
| 3 | North Caldwell | 171 | |
| 4 | Fairfield | 2 | |
| 5 | East Hanover | 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 — 668 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.