ZIP 08822 recorded 273 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,556 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hunterdon County, NJ.
1,556 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 241 | |
| 2022 | 275 | |
| 2023 | 302 | |
| 2024 | 465 | |
| 2025 | 273 |
Dec peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08822 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 356 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 244 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 223 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 137 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 60 | 3.9% |
For the 39 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08822 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 62 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 38 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 20 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 17 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 17 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 80 | 26.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 176 | 58.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 20 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 13 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 7 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 11.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08822 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 283% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $485,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $443,530 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $259,908 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $112,110 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $11,565 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08822.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flemington | 441 | |
| 2 | Frenchtown | 4 | |
| 3 | Readington | 3 | |
| 4 | Kingwood | 2 | |
| 5 | Branchburg | 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 — 1,556 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.