ZIP 07062 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 38 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Somerset County, NJ.
38 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Jul peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07062 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 39.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 9 | 23.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 1 | 2.6% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07062 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 60.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 100.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 07062 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07062.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plainfield | 36 | |
| 2 | North Plainfield | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union County | NJ | 1.00 | FIPS 34039 |
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 — 38 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.