ZIP 08210 recorded 374 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 918 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cape May County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
918 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 93 | |
| 2023 | 163 | |
| 2024 | 263 | |
| 2025 | 374 |
Jun peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08210 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 261 | 28.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 134 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 112 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 51 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 48 | 5.2% |
For the 53 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08210 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 19.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 21 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 21 | 16.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 15.2% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 83 | 66.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 9.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08210 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 116% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $600,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $302,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08210.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape May Court House | 414 | |
| 2 | Whitesboro | 56 | |
| 3 | South Dennis | 18 | |
| 4 | Dennisville | 2 | |
| 5 | Rio Grande | 2 |
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 — 918 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.