ZIP 08318 recorded 131 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 494 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cumberland County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
494 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 80 | |
| 2023 | 81 | |
| 2024 | 157 | |
| 2025 | 131 |
Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08318 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 112 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 68 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 58 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 52 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 29 | 5.9% |
For the 43 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08318 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 54.4% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 8.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08318 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 104% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,990,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08318.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsgrove | 314 | |
| 2 | Elmer | 101 | |
| 3 | Upper Pittsgrove | 20 | |
| 4 | Newfield | 1 | |
| 5 | West Berlin | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem County | NJ | 1.00 | FIPS 34033 |
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 — 494 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.