ZIP 08809 recorded 93 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 458 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hunterdon County, NJ.
458 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 106 | |
| 2023 | 69 | |
| 2024 | 145 | |
| 2025 | 93 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08809 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 94 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 85 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 28 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 26 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 21 | 4.6% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08809 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 22.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 70.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Match | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Sunlight | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08809 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 74200% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $7,865,270 | Building fires | 2024 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $2,209,628 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $1,362,915 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $800 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08809.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinton | 315 |
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 — 458 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.