ZIP 08242 recorded 85 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 335 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cape May County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
335 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 63 | |
| 2024 | 80 | |
| 2025 | 85 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08242 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 80 | 23.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 48 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 34 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 30 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 28 | 8.4% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08242 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 9 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 13.3% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 10.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 38.3% | |
| 2 | Cigarette | 18 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08242 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08242.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Grande | 313 | |
| 2 | Whitesboro | 3 |
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 — 335 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.