ZIP 07480 recorded 415 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 961 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Passaic County, NJ.
961 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 86 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 332 | |
| 2025 | 415 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07480 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 172 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 122 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 104 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 91 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 72 | 7.5% |
For the 31 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07480 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 43.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Machinery room or area; elevator machinery room | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 18.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 79.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Candle | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 07480 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 269% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $575,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07480.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Milford | 947 | |
| 2 | Hewitt | 7 | |
| 3 | Newfoundland | 1 | |
| 4 | Oak Ridge | 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 — 961 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.