In 2025, fire departments serving Alloway responded to 26 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 81% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
129 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | — | |
| 2022 | 30 | +76.5% | |
| 2023 | 20 | -33.3% | |
| 2024 | 36 | +80.0% | |
| 2025 | 26 | -27.8% |
For the 8 building fires Alloway departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 57 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 14 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 13 | 22.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 7 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 12.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 5 | 8.8% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Alloway mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 57.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Match | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 1 | 1.8% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Alloway sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 54,603 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11,765 | 48.7 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11,638 | 48.4 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,577 | 37.1 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,900 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,450 | 34.6 mi | |
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,107 | 23.6 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,000 | 25.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,950 | 31.8 mi | |
| 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,900 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,600 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,535 | 19.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Natural | 1,518 | 21.1 mi |
Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six New Jersey cities with population within ±25% of Alloway. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.