ZIP 08854 recorded 149 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 568 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Middlesex County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
568 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | |
| 2022 | 123 | |
| 2023 | 43 | |
| 2024 | 157 | |
| 2025 | 149 |
Jun peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08854 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 156 | 27.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 53 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 51 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 38 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 32 | 5.6% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08854 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 23 | 23.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 13.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 82 | 82.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | Incendiary device | 1 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 8.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08854 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 305% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $800,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $499,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08854.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piscataway | 559 | |
| 2 | Middlesex | 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 — 568 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.