ZIP 08620 recorded 87 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 307 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Burlington County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
307 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 40 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 120 | |
| 2025 | 87 |
Feb peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08620 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 87 | 28.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 33 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 26 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 25 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 23 | 7.5% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08620 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 21.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 8 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 21.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 63.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 6.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08620 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 180% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08620.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton | 248 | |
| 2 | Trenton | 27 | |
| 3 | Chesterfield | 9 | |
| 4 | Bordentown | 4 | |
| 5 | Yardville | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer County | NJ | 1.00 | FIPS 34021 |
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 — 307 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.