ZIP 08601 recorded 0 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 138 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mercer County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
138 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 95 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 0 |
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08601 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 36 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 35 | 25.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 14 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 9 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 8 | 5.8% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08601 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 3 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Function area, other | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 21.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 67.9% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08601 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08601.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trenton | 138 |
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 — 138 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.