ZIP 08738 recorded 34 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 94 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ocean County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
94 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 34 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08738 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 25 | 26.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 20 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 11 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 6 | 6.4% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08738 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 2 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Sunlight | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 33.3% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08738.
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 — 94 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.