ZIP 08902 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 224 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Middlesex County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
224 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 97 | |
| 2024 | 114 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08902 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 76 | 33.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 49 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 13 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 11 | 4.9% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08902 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Entrance way, lobby | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 15.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 51.5% | |
| 2 | Sunlight | 7 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Candle | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Chemical, natural heat source, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 3.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08902 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,079,492 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $2,243,720 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $77,906 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $1 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08902.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Brunswick | 214 | |
| 2 | South Brunswick | 5 | |
| 3 | East Brunswick | 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 — 224 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.