ZIP 08098 recorded 67 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 221 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Salem County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
221 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 39 | |
| 2024 | 77 | |
| 2025 | 67 |
Dec peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08098 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 56 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 36 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 5.4% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08098 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 59.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | Storage area, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 9.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 76.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08098 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1723% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08098.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodstown | 112 | |
| 2 | Pilesgrove | 99 | |
| 3 | Mannington | 2 | |
| 4 | Alloway | 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 — 221 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.