ZIP 08735 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 167 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ocean County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
167 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 38 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08735 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 52 | 31.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 13 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 13 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 13 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 11 | 6.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08735 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Structural area, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 12.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fireworks | 7 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 2 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 16.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08735 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $786,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08735.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lavallette | 162 | |
| 2 | Lambertville | 1 | |
| 3 | Toms River | 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 — 167 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.