In 2025, fire departments serving Burlington County responded to 1,428 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $750K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 58% of all calls.
Feb peaks. Dec dips.
7,418 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,338 | |
| 2022 | 1,086 | |
| 2023 | 1,273 | |
| 2024 | 2,293 | |
| 2025 | 1,428 |
For the 275 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Burlington County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 69% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | SOUTHAMPTON | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $650,000 | PEMBERTON TWP | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $425,000 | CINNAMINSON | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | MOUNT HOLLY TWP | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $270,200 | PEMBERTON | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | SOUTHAMPTON | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Major |
| 7 | $225,700 | CINNAMINSON TOWNSHIP | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $224,213 | CINNAMINSON | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $200,000 | PEMBERTON TWP | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $200,000 | SHAMONG TWP | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 34005.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Evesham | 47,200 | View › |
| Mount Laurel | 44,929 | View › |
| Willingboro | 31,846 | View › |
| Pemberton | 26,926 | View › |
| Medford | 24,388 | View › |
| Burlington | 23,879 | View › |
| Moorestown | 21,337 | View › |
| Maple Shade | 19,885 | View › |
| Delran | 17,794 | View › |
| Cinnaminson | 17,069 | View › |
| Moorestown-Lenola | 14,379 | View › |
| Lumberton | 12,786 | 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.