ZIP 08731 recorded 90 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 608 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ocean County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
608 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 85 | |
| 2022 | 154 | |
| 2023 | 71 | |
| 2024 | 208 | |
| 2025 | 90 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08731 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 150 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 95 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 73 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 51 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 47 | 7.7% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08731 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 15 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 4 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 23.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 46.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Sunlight | 5 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 2 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 10.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08731 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $91,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08731.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forked River | 581 | |
| 2 | Lacey | 19 |
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 — 608 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.