ZIP 08079 recorded 127 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 514 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Salem County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
514 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | |
| 2022 | 117 | |
| 2023 | 96 | |
| 2024 | 140 | |
| 2025 | 127 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08079 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 275 | 53.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 56 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 19 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 14 | 2.7% |
For the 70 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08079 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 9 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 6 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 23.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 51.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 5.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08079 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 901% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $313,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $28,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $13,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08079.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salem | 332 | |
| 2 | Lower Alloways Creek | 24 | |
| 3 | Elsinboro | 23 | |
| 4 | Mannington | 23 | |
| 5 | Quinton | 23 |
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 — 514 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.