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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 08837

ZIP 08837 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 16 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Middlesex County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

ZIP 08837 FIPS 34023 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
14
16 across 5 years
Building fires
0
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
80
FEMA NRI · High
Active fires
0
in Middlesex County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 08837

16 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 0
2022 0
2023 2
2024 0
2025 14
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 08837?

Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 0
Feb 14
Mar 0
Apr 1
May 0
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 1
Dec 0
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 08837?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08837 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Hazardous condition, other 5 31.2%
2 Vehicle accident, general cleanup 3 18.8%
3 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 2 12.5%
4 Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other 2 12.5%
5 Building fires 1 6.2%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 08837?

For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
0%
0
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
100%
1
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08837 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 1 100.0%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 1 100.0%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 08837

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08837.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Edison 14
2 Franklin 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 08837

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 16 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.