ZIP 08836 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 134 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Somerset County, NJ.
134 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 60 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08836 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 28 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 21 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 16 | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 15 | 11.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08836 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 12.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 39.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Match | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08836 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08836.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martinsville | 124 | |
| 2 | Edison | 4 | |
| 3 | Bridgewater | 1 | |
| 4 | Waretown | 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 — 134 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.