ZIP 07960 recorded 214 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,597 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Morris County, NJ.
1,597 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 297 | |
| 2022 | 321 | |
| 2023 | 354 | |
| 2024 | 411 | |
| 2025 | 214 |
Feb peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 07960 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 410 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 238 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 115 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Aircraft standby | 107 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 95 | 5.9% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 07960 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 12.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 26 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 68 | 33.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 42.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 12 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 9 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 22.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 07960 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 140% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,700,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $36,495 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 07960.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morristown | 1,181 | |
| 2 | Morris Plains | 1 | |
| 3 | New Vernon | 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 — 1,597 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.