ZIP 08691 recorded 175 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 720 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Mercer County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
720 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | |
| 2022 | 126 | |
| 2023 | 153 | |
| 2024 | 203 | |
| 2025 | 175 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08691 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 144 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 82 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 78 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 62 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 49 | 6.8% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08691 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 27.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 43 | 21.4% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 31 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 17.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 141 | 70.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 8.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08691 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 512% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08691.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbinsville | 494 | |
| 2 | Hamilton | 209 | |
| 3 | Trenton | 2 | |
| 4 | Upper Freehold | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth County | NJ | 1.00 | FIPS 34025 |
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 — 720 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.