ZIP 08533 recorded 57 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 310 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ocean County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
310 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | |
| 2022 | 62 | |
| 2023 | 67 | |
| 2024 | 72 | |
| 2025 | 57 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08533 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 53 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 40 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 36 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 34 | 11.0% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 24 | 7.7% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08533 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 25.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Entrance way, lobby | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Assembly area - less than 100 persons | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 18.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 61.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Match | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08533 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08533.
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 — 310 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.