In 2025, fire departments serving Hainesport responded to 23 fire and hazmat incidents . 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 74% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
164 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | — | |
| 2022 | 48 | +108.7% | |
| 2023 | 37 | -22.9% | |
| 2024 | 33 | -10.8% | |
| 2025 | 23 | -30.3% |
For the 4 building fires Hainesport departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 21 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 10 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 14.3% |
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 Hainesport mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 47.6% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 1 | 4.8% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Hainesport sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 109,567 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 | 28.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 17,050 | 33.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11,765 | 29.4 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11,638 | 25.0 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,284 | 29.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,832 | 32.5 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,577 | 23.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 3,477 | 46.1 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,900 | 15.3 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,730 | 27.8 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,600 | 18.3 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,450 | 19.2 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08036 | 164 |
Six New Jersey cities with population within ±25% of Hainesport. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Hainesport.
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.