ZIP 08721 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 340 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ocean County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
340 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 165 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 117 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Jun peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08721 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 45 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 45 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 39 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 27 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 22 | 6.5% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08721 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 17 | 18.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 22 | 24.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 71.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated heat from another fire | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 6.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08721 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 6012% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $592,400 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $544,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08721.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkeley | 7 | |
| 2 | Holiday City South | 6 | |
| 3 | Beachwood | 2 |
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 — 340 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.