In 2025, fire departments serving Atlantic County responded to 3,175 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $479K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Top five categories make up about 54% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Dec dips.
11,475 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 798 | |
| 2022 | 2,189 | |
| 2023 | 2,224 | |
| 2024 | 3,089 | |
| 2025 | 3,175 |
For the 243 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Atlantic County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 62% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $478,800 | Vineland City | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $475,000 | Vineland City | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Major |
| 3 | $450,000 | Galloway | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $375,900 | HAMMONTON | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | egg harbor township | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $260,000 | Atlantic City | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Pleasantville | Building fires | Major |
| 8 | $175,000 | Galloway | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $150,000 | Pleasantville | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $150,000 | Vineland City | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 34001.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Egg Harbor | 47,488 | View › |
| Atlantic City | 38,487 | View › |
| Galloway | 37,697 | View › |
| Pleasantville | 20,562 | View › |
| Hammonton | 14,732 | View › |
| Somers Point | 10,482 | View › |
| McKee City | 9,566 | View › |
| Ventnor City | 9,285 | View › |
| Smithville | 9,135 | View › |
| Absecon | 9,086 | View › |
| Pomona | 8,878 | View › |
| Northfield | 8,432 | View › |
32 departments report from this county.
Top 6 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NJGSR-FY19-RX-Pool 3b | 2019 | FWS | 83 |
| 2 | NJWKR-FY19-RX-Kenely Unit D | 2019 | FWS | 4 |
| 3 | Game Farm | 2024 | FWS | 1 |
| 4 | NJGSR-FY20-WF-Orange Trail WF | 2020 | FWS | 0 |
| 5 | NJWKR-FY20-WF-Papakating Creek WF | 2020 | FWS | 0 |
| 6 | Water Works | 2023 | FWS | 0 |
County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.