ZIP 07108 recorded 316 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,523 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Essex County, NJ.
1,523 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 279 | |
| 2022 | 339 | |
| 2023 | 222 | |
| 2024 | 367 | |
| 2025 | 316 |
Dec peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07108 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 349 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 135 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 135 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 126 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 87 | 5.7% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07108 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 29.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 18 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 11 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 10 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 26.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 129 | 64.2% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 16 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 4.5% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07108.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark | 1,523 |
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 — 1,523 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.