ZIP 07078 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 449 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Essex County, NJ.
449 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 84 | |
| 2022 | 54 | |
| 2023 | 111 | |
| 2024 | 112 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07078 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 118 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 113 | 25.2% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 34 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 27 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 26 | 5.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07078 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 4 | 7.5% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 18.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 47.2% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 11.3% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07078.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short Hills | 432 | |
| 2 | Millburn | 15 |
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 — 449 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.