ZIP 07462 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 338 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sussex County, NJ.
338 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | |
| 2022 | 85 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 64 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07462 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 59 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 40 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 39 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 35 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 21 | 6.2% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07462 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 15.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 11 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 35.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 63.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 7.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 9.4% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07462.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vernon | 327 | |
| 2 | Highland Lakes | 1 | |
| 3 | Wanaque | 1 |
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 — 338 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.