ZIP 08217 recorded 38 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 200 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Atlantic County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
200 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 43 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 38 |
Jun peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08217 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 32 | 16.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 30 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 29 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 12 | 6.0% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08217 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 18.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 9 | 24.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Munitions | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 8.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08217 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 276% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,000 | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08217.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elwood | 199 |
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 — 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.