ZIP 07208 recorded 262 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 920 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Union County, NJ.
920 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 185 | |
| 2023 | 207 | |
| 2024 | 266 | |
| 2025 | 262 |
Aug peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07208 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 182 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 115 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 92 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 88 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 57 | 6.2% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07208 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 12 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 52 | 40.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 51.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 07208 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $17,074 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $1,349 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07208.
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 — 920 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.