ZIP 08205 recorded 304 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,200 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Atlantic County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,200 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 300 | |
| 2023 | 281 | |
| 2024 | 295 | |
| 2025 | 304 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08205 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 523 | 43.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 94 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 56 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 53 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 50 | 4.2% |
For the 30 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08205 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 25 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 11 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 111 | 72.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 7 | 4.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 9 | 5.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08205 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 892% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,090,495 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08205.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galloway | 1,198 | |
| 2 | Northfield | 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 — 1,200 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.