ZIP 08005 recorded 64 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 382 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ocean County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
382 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 132 | |
| 2022 | 142 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 36 | |
| 2025 | 64 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08005 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 92 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 43 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 38 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 28 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 25 | 6.5% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08005 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 54.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 13 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 9.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 104 | 82.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08005 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08005.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnegat | 366 | |
| 2 | Lacey | 1 | |
| 3 | Little Egg Harbor | 1 | |
| 4 | Manahawkin | 1 | |
| 5 | Stafford | 1 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 382 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.