ZIP 08050 recorded 230 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,009 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ocean County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,009 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 147 | |
| 2022 | 254 | |
| 2023 | 171 | |
| 2024 | 207 | |
| 2025 | 230 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08050 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 170 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 117 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 107 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 100 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 50 | 5.0% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08050 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 61 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 56 | 19.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 20 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 79 | 26.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 119 | 40.3% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 24 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 16 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 13 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 58 | 19.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08050 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 452% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,275,318 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $467,632 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $355,340 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $194,015 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $129,895 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $115,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08050.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stafford | 812 | |
| 2 | Manahawkin | 75 | |
| 3 | Barnegat | 2 |
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 — 1,009 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.