ZIP 07103 recorded 459 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,064 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Essex County, NJ.
2,064 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 413 | |
| 2022 | 446 | |
| 2023 | 259 | |
| 2024 | 487 | |
| 2025 | 459 |
Dec peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07103 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 431 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 397 | 19.2% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 185 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 157 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 123 | 6.0% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07103 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 20 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 17 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 16 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 12 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 168 | 62.9% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 35 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 4 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 7.1% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07103.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark | 2,064 |
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 — 2,064 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.