ZIP 07042 recorded 218 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,156 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Essex County, NJ.
1,156 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 220 | |
| 2022 | 154 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 563 | |
| 2025 | 218 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07042 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 380 | 32.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 152 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 85 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 75 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 70 | 6.1% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07042 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Wall assembly | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 37.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 51 | 54.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 8.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 07042 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $7,161,600 | Building fires | 2021 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $4,028,400 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $750,105 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $671,400 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $343,756 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $322,272 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $300,042 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $266,704 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07042.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montclair | 22 | |
| 2 | Glen Ridge | 10 | |
| 3 | North Bergen | 1 | |
| 4 | City of Orange | 1 | |
| 5 | West Milford | 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 — 1,156 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.