ZIP 08501 recorded 80 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 281 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Burlington County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
281 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 82 | |
| 2025 | 80 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08501 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 60 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 42 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 36 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 14 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 4.3% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08501 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 17 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 62.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08501 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 4355% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08501.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Freehold | 105 | |
| 2 | Allentown | 100 | |
| 3 | Hamilton | 4 | |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 2 | |
| 5 | Robbinsville | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth County | NJ | 1.00 | FIPS 34025 |
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 — 281 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.