In 2025, fire departments serving Ocean View responded to 19 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 69% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
94 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | — | |
| 2022 | 16 | -40.7% | |
| 2023 | 16 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 16 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 19 | +18.8% |
For the 6 building fires Ocean View departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 6 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 | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Construction/renovation area | 1 | 16.7% |
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 Ocean View mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 83.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 1 | 16.7% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Ocean View sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 76,075 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 17,050 | 42.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11,765 | 38.6 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11,638 | 42.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,577 | 34.0 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 3,477 | 24.6 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,900 | 48.5 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,450 | 36.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,107 | 32.7 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,000 | 36.6 mi | |
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,950 | 37.4 mi | |
| 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,900 | 34.2 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,600 | 41.0 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 | 08230 | 94 |
Six New Jersey cities with population within ±25% of Ocean View. 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.