ZIP 07112 recorded 312 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,504 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Essex County, NJ.
1,504 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 279 | |
| 2022 | 360 | |
| 2023 | 191 | |
| 2024 | 362 | |
| 2025 | 312 |
Aug peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07112 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 379 | 25.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 144 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 140 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 128 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 85 | 5.7% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07112 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 17 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 14 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 13 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 52 | 24.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 138 | 66.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 29 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 6.2% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07112.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark | 1,504 |
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 — 1,504 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.