ZIP 07041 recorded 192 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,094 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Essex County, NJ.
1,094 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 94 | |
| 2022 | 258 | |
| 2023 | 252 | |
| 2024 | 298 | |
| 2025 | 192 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07041 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 287 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 236 | 21.6% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 97 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 77 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 56 | 5.1% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07041 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 43 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 15 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 33 | 24.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 36.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 26 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 16.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 07041 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 2586% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $680,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $14,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07041.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millburn | 1,029 | |
| 2 | Short Hills | 45 | |
| 3 | Allendale | 1 | |
| 4 | Rahway | 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 — 1,094 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.