ZIP 08247 recorded 70 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 172 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cape May County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
172 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 54 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 70 |
Aug peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08247 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 90 | 52.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 26 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 23 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 6 | 3.5% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08247 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 12.5% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08247.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stone Harbor | 162 |
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 — 172 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.