ZIP 08759 recorded 86 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 678 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Ocean County, NJ. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
678 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 191 | |
| 2022 | 148 | |
| 2023 | 116 | |
| 2024 | 137 | |
| 2025 | 86 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 08759 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 108 | 15.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 78 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Aircraft standby | 68 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 49 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 46 | 6.8% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 08759 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 42 | 28.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 17.1% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 16 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 17.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 87 | 59.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 11.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 08759 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 415% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $60,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $24,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 08759.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | 394 | |
| 2 | Leisure Village West | 8 | |
| 3 | Cedar Glen Lakes | 1 | |
| 4 | Cedar Glen West | 1 | |
| 5 | Holiday City South | 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 — 678 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.