ZIP 07201 recorded 332 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,214 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Union County, NJ.
1,214 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 293 | |
| 2023 | 266 | |
| 2024 | 321 | |
| 2025 | 332 |
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07201 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 214 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 135 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 129 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 112 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 87 | 7.2% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07201 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 26 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 58 | 30.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 107 | 56.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 25 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 7.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 07201 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $8,585,480 | Building fires | 2022 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $728,400 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $633,425 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $304,665 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $228,104 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $222,660 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $145,507 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07201.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth | 1,214 |
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 — 1,214 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.