ZIP 08801 recorded 99 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 562 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hunterdon County, NJ.
562 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 87 | |
| 2022 | 138 | |
| 2023 | 83 | |
| 2024 | 155 | |
| 2025 | 99 |
Dec peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08801 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 86 | 15.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 60 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 51 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 39 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 36 | 6.4% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08801 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 26 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 10 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 47 | 31.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 44.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 11 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 20.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08801 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 239% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08801.
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 — 562 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.