ZIP 07826 recorded 82 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 427 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sussex County, NJ.
427 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | |
| 2022 | 70 | |
| 2023 | 79 | |
| 2024 | 133 | |
| 2025 | 82 |
Sep peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07826 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 86 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 64 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 61 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 37 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 32 | 7.5% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07826 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 13 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Entrance way, lobby | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 32.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 28 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 07826 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,200 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07826.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Branchville | 33 | |
| 2 | Sandyston | 5 | |
| 3 | Hardwick | 1 | |
| 4 | West Milford | 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 — 427 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.