ZIP 08751 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 103 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ocean County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
103 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 32 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08751 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 25 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 14 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 8 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 5.8% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08751 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 6 | Storage area, other | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 8 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 15.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 15.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08751 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 180% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $400 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08751.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seaside Heights | 18 | |
| 2 | Toms River | 6 |
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 — 103 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.