Edison, NJ Fire Regulations: Wildfire Zones (2026)

Edison Township sits in central New Jersey within Middlesex County, with predominantly suburban residential, commercial and light-industrial land uses. The township does not lie within the Pinelands National Reserve or the Pine Barrens, which is New Jersey's principal wildland fire risk region. New Jersey does not produce a California-style 'Fire Hazard Severity Zone' map; instead, the NJ Forest Fire Service (NJFFS), a division of NJDEP, publishes daily statewide fire-danger ratings (Low / Moderate / High / Very High / Extreme) and runs wildland fire suppression and prescribed burning programs across the state. Within Edison, the practical wildland exposure is limited to interfaces with Middlesex County parks, the Dismal Swamp Conservation Area, and small woodland fragments; structure-fire risk is the dominant fire concern and is regulated under the NJ Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70) and the NJ Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23). There is no Edison-specific Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) overlay or code amendment.