In 2025, fire departments serving Oceanport responded to 28 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $947K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 78% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
232 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $1.1M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | — | |
| 2022 | 51 | +59.4% | |
| 2023 | 60 | +17.6% | |
| 2024 | 61 | +1.7% | |
| 2025 | 28 | -54.1% |
For the 6 building fires Oceanport departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 37 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 | 8 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 9 | 24.3% |
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 Oceanport mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 3 | 8.1% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Oceanport departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $946,500 | Building fires | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Oceanport sits below 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 | 31.8 mi | |
| 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 17,050 | 44.7 mi | |
| 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11,765 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11,638 | 44.0 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,284 | 36.0 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,832 | 35.8 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,900 | 41.9 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,730 | 28.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,600 | 32.0 mi | |
| 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,300 | 33.0 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,240 | 33.7 mi | |
| 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,600 | 45.4 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 Oceanport. 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.