ZIP 08611 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 323 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mercer County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
323 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76 | |
| 2022 | 163 | |
| 2023 | 58 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Jan peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08611 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 60 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 51 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 36 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 24 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 19 | 5.9% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08611 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 16 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 21.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 54.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Match | 4 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 9.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08611 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $309,420 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08611.
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 — 323 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.