ZIP 08816 recorded 382 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 989 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Middlesex County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
989 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | |
| 2022 | 86 | |
| 2023 | 242 | |
| 2024 | 204 | |
| 2025 | 382 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08816 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 284 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 97 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 86 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 66 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 57 | 5.8% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08816 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 45 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 45 | 31.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 13 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 12.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 46.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 49 | 33.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 5.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08816 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $16,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $500 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08816.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Brunswick | 976 | |
| 2 | Sayreville | 5 | |
| 3 | North Brunswick | 3 | |
| 4 | South Amboy | 1 | |
| 5 | South River | 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 — 989 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.