In 2025, fire departments serving Seaville responded to 16 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $15K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Vehicle accident, general cleanup lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 69% of all calls.
Jun peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
128 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $15K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | — | |
| 2022 | 24 | +26.3% | |
| 2023 | 31 | +29.2% | |
| 2024 | 38 | +22.6% | |
| 2025 | 16 | -57.9% |
For the 3 building fires Seaville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 39 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 | Other | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 16 | 41.0% |
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 Seaville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 43.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 10 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 4 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Seaville departments in 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Seaville sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 84,741 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 | 40.6 mi | |
| 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11,765 | 37.1 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11,638 | 41.2 mi | |
| 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,284 | 48.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 4,832 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,577 | 32.8 mi | |
| 2017 | Natural | 3,477 | 22.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,900 | 47.2 mi | |
| 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,450 | 35.2 mi | |
| 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,107 | 32.0 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,000 | 37.9 mi | |
| 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,950 | 36.4 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 Seaville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Seaville.
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.