ZIP 08085 recorded 144 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 713 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Gloucester County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
713 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 230 | |
| 2023 | 95 | |
| 2024 | 198 | |
| 2025 | 144 |
Dec peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08085 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 152 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 105 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 77 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 50 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 48 | 6.7% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08085 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 38.4% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 10 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 23 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 103 | 74.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 5.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08085 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 7750% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $64,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $9,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08085.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedesboro | 126 | |
| 2 | Woolwich | 14 | |
| 3 | Auburn | 10 | |
| 4 | Logan | 4 | |
| 5 | Beckett | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem County | NJ | 1.00 | FIPS 34033 |
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 — 713 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.