ZIP 08551 recorded 54 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 187 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hunterdon County, NJ.
187 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 38 | |
| 2025 | 54 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08551 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 50 | 26.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 23 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 12 | 6.4% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08551 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 25.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 32.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 7 | 22.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 9.7% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08551.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ringoes | 98 | |
| 2 | East Amwell | 15 | |
| 3 | Raritan | 2 | |
| 4 | West Amwell | 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 — 187 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.