ZIP 08401 recorded 826 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 3,510 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Atlantic County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
3,510 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 327 | |
| 2022 | 746 | |
| 2023 | 855 | |
| 2024 | 756 | |
| 2025 | 826 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08401 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 932 | 26.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 542 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 287 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 149 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 147 | 4.2% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08401 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 171 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 136 | 24.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 34 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 19 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 13 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 11 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 129 | 23.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 346 | 62.8% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 42 | 7.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 33 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 33 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 14 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 8 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08401 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 702% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,627,516 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $801,393 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $101,055 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $63,960 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08401.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlantic City | 3,509 | |
| 2 | Ventnor City | 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 — 3,510 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.