ZIP 08514 recorded 84 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 255 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Monmouth County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
255 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 49 | |
| 2024 | 63 | |
| 2025 | 84 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08514 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 77 | 30.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 26 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 24 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 17 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 15 | 5.9% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08514 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 5.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 19.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 70.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 3.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08514 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $823,293 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08514.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Freehold | 113 | |
| 2 | Jackson | 3 | |
| 3 | Millstone | 3 | |
| 4 | Allentown | 1 | |
| 5 | New Egypt | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean County | NJ | 1.00 | FIPS 34029 |
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 — 255 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.