ZIP 08824 recorded 70 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 288 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Middlesex County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
288 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 111 | |
| 2024 | 103 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Jun peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08824 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 124 | 43.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 33 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 16 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 12 | 4.2% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08824 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 5.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 83.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Fireworks | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Candle | 1 | 2.8% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08824.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kendall Park | 284 | |
| 2 | Monmouth Junction | 3 |
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 — 288 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.