ZIP 08865 recorded 361 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,457 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Warren County, NJ.
1,457 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 115 | |
| 2022 | 181 | |
| 2023 | 309 | |
| 2024 | 491 | |
| 2025 | 361 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08865 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 216 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 185 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 122 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 115 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 107 | 7.3% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08865 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 45 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 75 | 33.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 99 | 44.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 20 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 15 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Match | 11 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 19.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08865 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5280% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $635,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $321,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08865.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillipsburg | 1,133 | |
| 2 | Lopatcong | 228 | |
| 3 | Alpha | 56 | |
| 4 | Pohatcong | 9 | |
| 5 | Harmony | 5 |
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 — 1,457 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.