ZIP 07109 recorded 94 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 550 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Essex County, NJ.
550 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 442 | |
| 2025 | 94 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07109 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 144 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 66 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 62 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 45 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 40 | 7.3% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07109 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 21 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 27.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 37.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 14.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 07109 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07109.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belleville | 548 |
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 — 550 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.