ZIP 08757 recorded 189 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 975 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ocean County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
975 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 120 | |
| 2022 | 277 | |
| 2023 | 146 | |
| 2024 | 243 | |
| 2025 | 189 |
Feb peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08757 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 208 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 125 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 76 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 67 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 59 | 6.1% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08757 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 37 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 26 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 19 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 16 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 24.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 106 | 56.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 12 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 11.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08757 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $271,835 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08757.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkeley | 583 | |
| 2 | Manchester | 62 | |
| 3 | Toms River | 32 | |
| 4 | South Toms River | 13 | |
| 5 | Holiday City South | 7 |
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 — 975 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.