ZIP 08823 recorded 147 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 446 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Somerset County, NJ.
446 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | |
| 2022 | 64 | |
| 2023 | 74 | |
| 2024 | 134 | |
| 2025 | 147 |
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08823 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 174 | 39.0% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 58 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 39 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 28 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 24 | 5.4% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08823 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Assembly area - less than 100 persons | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 29.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 45.8% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 8.3% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08823.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin Park | 372 | |
| 2 | Franklin | 68 | |
| 3 | Princeton | 2 | |
| 4 | Somerset | 2 |
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 — 446 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.