ZIP 08740 recorded 14 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 120 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ocean County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
120 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 14 |
Aug peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08740 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 35 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 12 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 9 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 9 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 7 | 5.8% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08740 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Wall assembly | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 5 | 35.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 3 | 21.4% | |
| 4 | Fireworks | 1 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 1 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08740 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $52,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $400 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $400 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08740.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean Gate | 116 | |
| 2 | Bay Head | 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 — 120 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.