ZIP 08805 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 51 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Somerset County, NJ.
51 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08805 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 12 | 23.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 3 | 5.9% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08805 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 18.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 6 | 37.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 6.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08805 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 181% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08805.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bound Brook | 42 | |
| 2 | Little Egg Harbor | 1 | |
| 3 | Martinsville | 1 |
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 — 51 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.