ZIP 08844 recorded 209 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,056 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Somerset County, NJ.
1,056 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 227 | |
| 2022 | 117 | |
| 2023 | 112 | |
| 2024 | 391 | |
| 2025 | 209 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08844 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 291 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 155 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 96 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 94 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 48 | 4.5% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08844 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 62.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Other | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 11.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 89 | 81.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 2.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08844 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 2029% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $1,500 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $1 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08844.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hillsborough | 943 | |
| 2 | Millstone | 12 | |
| 3 | Branchburg | 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 — 1,056 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.