ZIP 08723 recorded 162 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 723 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ocean County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
723 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 178 | |
| 2023 | 139 | |
| 2024 | 197 | |
| 2025 | 162 |
Aug peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08723 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 194 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 172 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 96 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 49 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 31 | 4.3% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08723 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 55 | 41.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 11 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 21.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 68.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Fireworks | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 9.0% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08723.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brick | 14 |
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 — 723 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.