ZIP 08850 recorded 63 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 156 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Middlesex County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
156 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 87 | |
| 2025 | 63 |
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08850 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 56 | 35.9% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 21 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 19 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 7 | 4.5% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08850 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 88.9% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 1 | 5.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 94.4% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 5.6% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08850.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milltown | 142 | |
| 2 | North Brunswick | 5 | |
| 3 | Middlesex | 1 | |
| 4 | Piscataway | 1 | |
| 5 | Sayreville | 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 — 156 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.