ZIP 07206 recorded 303 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,038 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Union County, NJ.
1,038 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 224 | |
| 2023 | 223 | |
| 2024 | 288 | |
| 2025 | 303 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07206 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 208 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 127 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 80 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 80 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 70 | 6.7% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07206 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 25 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 17 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 60 | 35.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 21 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 10 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 8.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 07206 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $8,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $641 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07206.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth | 1,038 |
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 — 1,038 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.