ZIP 07083 recorded 553 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,315 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Union County, NJ.
2,315 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 443 | |
| 2022 | 462 | |
| 2023 | 247 | |
| 2024 | 610 | |
| 2025 | 553 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07083 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 416 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 237 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 189 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 163 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 144 | 6.2% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07083 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 84 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 71 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 42 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 34 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 12 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 115 | 28.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 228 | 57.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 29 | 7.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 25 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 11 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 10 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 57 | 14.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 07083 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 194% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $756,211 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $701,681 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $562,752 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $560,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07083.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union | 2,283 | |
| 2 | Vauxhall | 22 | |
| 3 | Springfield | 3 | |
| 4 | Elizabeth | 1 | |
| 5 | Union City | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County | NJ | 0.50 | FIPS 34013 |
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 — 2,315 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.