ZIP 08037 recorded 119 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 536 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Atlantic County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
536 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82 | |
| 2022 | 90 | |
| 2023 | 61 | |
| 2024 | 184 | |
| 2025 | 119 |
Dec peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08037 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 81 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 51 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 44 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 38 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 34 | 6.3% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08037 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 5 | 9.4% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 13.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 69.8% | |
| 2 | Molten, hot material | 3 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 3.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08037 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 389% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $375,900 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $105,125 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08037.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hammonton | 179 | |
| 2 | Mullica | 81 | |
| 3 | Elwood | 35 | |
| 4 | Folsom | 32 | |
| 5 | Sweetwater | 22 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden County | NJ | 1.00 | FIPS 34007 |
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 — 536 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.