ZIP 08739 recorded 7 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 22 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ocean County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
22 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Jul peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08739 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 40.9% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 1 | 4.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08739 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 6 | Construction/renovation area | 1 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Fireworks | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Pipe or cigar | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Sunlight | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Conducted heat from another fire | 1 | 16.7% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08739.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Island Heights | 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 — 22 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.