In 2025, fire departments serving Cinnaminson responded to 95 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $425K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 83% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
673 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $3.3M cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 200 | — | |
| 2022 | 149 | -25.5% | |
| 2023 | 122 | -18.1% | |
| 2024 | 107 | -12.3% | |
| 2025 | 95 | -11.2% |
For the 10 building fires Cinnaminson departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 132 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 | Undetermined | 38 | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 10 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 21 | 15.9% |
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 Cinnaminson mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 102 | 77.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | Heat source: other | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 6 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Cinnaminson departments in 2025. These 3 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $425,000 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $224,213 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Cinnaminson sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 107,090 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 19,225 | 36.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 17,050 | 41.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11,765 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11,638 | 32.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,284 | 38.3 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,832 | 40.9 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,577 | 29.0 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,900 | 23.6 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,730 | 36.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,600 | 26.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,450 | 24.8 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,300 | 26.7 mi |
Top 5 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 Cinnaminson. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Cinnaminson.
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.