ZIP 07840 recorded 93 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 366 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Morris County, NJ.
366 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | |
| 2022 | 70 | |
| 2023 | 72 | |
| 2024 | 104 | |
| 2025 | 93 |
Jan peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07840 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 54 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 48 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 41 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 23 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 18 | 4.9% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07840 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 23.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 19.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 07840 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Hazardous condition, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07840.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hackettstown | 283 | |
| 2 | Independence | 20 | |
| 3 | Allamuchy | 5 | |
| 4 | Budd Lake | 2 | |
| 5 | West Milford | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren County | NJ | 1.00 | FIPS 34041 |
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 — 366 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.