ZIP 08248 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 24 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cape May County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
24 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Jul peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08248 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 3 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 2 | 8.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08248 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 1 | 12.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08248 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2023 | Significant |
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 — 24 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.