ZIP 08204 recorded 215 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 919 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cape May County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
919 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 144 | |
| 2022 | 227 | |
| 2023 | 79 | |
| 2024 | 254 | |
| 2025 | 215 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08204 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 222 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 86 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 73 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 67 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 61 | 6.6% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08204 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 22 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 16 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 26.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 59.6% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 8 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Match | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 6.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08204 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 29300% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08204.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erma | 180 | |
| 2 | North Cape May | 180 | |
| 3 | Cape May | 171 | |
| 4 | West Cape May | 89 |
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 — 919 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.