ZIP 08202 recorded 107 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 333 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cape May County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
333 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 92 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 95 | |
| 2025 | 107 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08202 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 185 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 63 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 21 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 19 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 2.7% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08202 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 5.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 72.2% | |
| 2 | Fireworks | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 5.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08202 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $950,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $140,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08202.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avalon | 318 | |
| 2 | North Wildwood | 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 — 333 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.