ZIP 08724 recorded 151 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 680 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Monmouth County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
680 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 174 | |
| 2023 | 143 | |
| 2024 | 167 | |
| 2025 | 151 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08724 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 183 | 26.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 158 | 23.2% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 83 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 48 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 48 | 7.1% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08724 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 67 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 12 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 19.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 98 | 62.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 5 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 7.1% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08724.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brick | 26 | |
| 2 | Union City | 1 | |
| 3 | Wall | 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 — 680 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.