In 2025, fire departments serving Monmouth Beach responded to 24 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 79% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Aug dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
168 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $40K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | — | |
| 2022 | 39 | +21.9% | |
| 2023 | 28 | -28.2% | |
| 2024 | 45 | +60.7% | |
| 2025 | 24 | -46.7% |
For the 2 building fires Monmouth Beach departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 20 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 | 15 | 75.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 10.0% |
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 Monmouth Beach mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 90.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 10.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Monmouth Beach sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 96,427 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 | 33.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 17,050 | 46.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11,765 | 49.9 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11,638 | 46.2 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,284 | 38.0 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,832 | 37.8 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,900 | 44.1 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,730 | 30.9 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,600 | 34.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,300 | 35.3 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,240 | 36.0 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,600 | 47.5 mi |
Top 2 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 Monmouth Beach. 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.