In 2025, fire departments serving Cumberland County responded to 1,293 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $2.5M property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 52% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Nov dips.
5,786 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,185 | |
| 2022 | 892 | |
| 2023 | 1,023 | |
| 2024 | 1,393 | |
| 2025 | 1,293 |
For the 254 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Cumberland County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 81% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500,000 | Port Norris | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | Millville | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | BRIDGETON CITY | Building fires | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Millville | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $175,000 | Cedarville | Building fires | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Newport | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $110,000 | Millville | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $110,000 | Millville | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $110,000 | Millville | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $100,000 | Port Norris | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 34011.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Vineland | 60,796 | View › |
| Millville | 27,523 | View › |
| Bridgeton | 26,895 | View › |
| Upper Deerfield | 7,698 | View › |
| Maurice River | 6,179 | View › |
| Commercial | 4,702 | View › |
| Hopewell | 4,387 | View › |
| Deerfield | 3,129 | View › |
| Laurel Lake | 2,346 | View › |
| Gouldtown | 1,733 | View › |
| Port Norris | 1,711 | View › |
| West Park | 1,560 | View › |
19 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.