ZIP 08901 recorded 152 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,827 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Middlesex County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,827 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 510 | |
| 2022 | 320 | |
| 2023 | 354 | |
| 2024 | 491 | |
| 2025 | 152 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08901 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 479 | 26.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 226 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 157 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 91 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 75 | 4.1% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08901 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 37 | 14.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 28 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 17 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 14 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 82 | 33.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 134 | 54.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 20 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 14 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 13 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08901 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 715% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,409,100 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $155,461 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $44,417 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08901.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Brunswick | 1,816 | |
| 2 | North Brunswick | 4 |
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 — 1,827 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.