ZIP 08734 recorded 60 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 | 51 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 47 | |
| 2024 | 81 | |
| 2025 | 60 |
May peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08734 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 48 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 34 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 33 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 27 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 25 | 8.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08734 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 45.9% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08734 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 2750% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $2,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $250 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08734.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Brunswick | 14 | |
| 2 | Forked River | 3 | |
| 3 | Lacey | 1 |
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.