ZIP 08260 recorded 538 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,902 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cape May County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,902 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 169 | |
| 2022 | 554 | |
| 2023 | 311 | |
| 2024 | 330 | |
| 2025 | 538 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08260 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 597 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 270 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 154 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 153 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 152 | 8.0% |
For the 42 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08260 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 27 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 18 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 9 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 77 | 46.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 40.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 8.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 13 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 19.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08260 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1060% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $65,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08260.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildwood | 991 | |
| 2 | North Wildwood | 536 | |
| 3 | Wildwood Crest | 239 | |
| 4 | Vineland | 1 |
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 — 1,902 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.