ZIP 08008 recorded 331 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,222 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ocean County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,222 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 195 | |
| 2022 | 211 | |
| 2023 | 180 | |
| 2024 | 305 | |
| 2025 | 331 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08008 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 302 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 158 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 119 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 93 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 78 | 6.4% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08008 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 52 | 33.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 12 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Other | 9 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 47 | 29.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 37.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 22 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 12 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 19.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08008 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1584% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08008.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ship Bottom | 327 | |
| 2 | Surf City | 288 | |
| 3 | Long Beach | 149 | |
| 4 | Beach Haven | 142 |
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 — 1,222 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.