ZIP 07838 recorded 38 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 155 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Warren County, NJ.
155 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 38 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07838 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 47 | 30.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 41 | 26.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 12 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 11 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 5 | 3.2% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07838 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 4 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 4 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 6.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 56.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 07838 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 546% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,501,238 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $488,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $441,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $229,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $229,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $300 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07838.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence | 26 | |
| 2 | Liberty | 2 | |
| 3 | Allamuchy | 1 | |
| 4 | Hope | 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 — 155 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.