ZIP 08028 recorded 328 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 845 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gloucester County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
845 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 197 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 312 | |
| 2025 | 328 |
Oct peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08028 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 195 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 180 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 55 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 49 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 43 | 5.1% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08028 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 49.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 13 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Other | 9 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 15.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 72.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 6.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08028 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 144% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08028.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glassboro | 841 | |
| 2 | West Deptford | 3 | |
| 3 | Millville | 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 — 845 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.