Cape May, NJ

County incident profile · 2021–2025

34,163
5-Year Incidents
28
Departments
95,244
Population
71.7
Incidents / 1K / Yr
Data disclaimer: Based on the NFIRS Public Data Release (2021–2025). NFIRS is voluntarily reported and may not include all departments or incidents. Some departments have missing years or incomplete records. Totals shown reflect data as submitted and may not represent complete activity.

Incident Composition (2021–2025)

False Alarms
9,782 (28.6%)
EMS / Rescue
9,457 (27.7%)
Service Calls
4,263 (12.5%)
Good Intent
3,578 (10.5%)
Fire
1,896 (5.5%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

6,833
Avg Incidents / Year
27.7%
EMS Share
5.5%
Fire Share
28.6%
False Alarm Rate
+248.4%
5-Year Trend
28
Departments

Departments

Showing 28 of 28
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Wildwood Fire Dept 5,964 3.1% 43% 20.9% +442%
Ocean City Fire Department 4,605 0.1% 45.6% 28.9%
North Wildwood Fire Department 4,300 2.7% 27.4% 27.7% +50.5%
Cape may City 2,267 2.4% 7.9% 29.9% +2096%
Avalon Vol Fire Department 1,560 2.8% 6.8% 62.4% +2742.1%
Bureau of Fire Prevention 1,460 9% 9.8% 36.6% +20.9%
Rio Grande Fire Company 1,397 14% 19.1% 17.8% +237.3%
Wildwood Crest Fire Co1 1,175 5.1% 9.1% 53.9% +30.7%
Stone Harbor Vol Fire Co 1,170 7.7% 35.1% 35.8% +2663.2%
Dennis Vol Fire Co 1,103 13% 52.7% 14% +77.8%
Town Bank Fire Co 1,082 9.5% 11.1% 35.9% +89.6%
Sea Isle City Fire Dept 1,043 3.5% 8.3% 40.4% +104.8%
Erma Fire Company 990 9.3% 14% 26.9% +34.5%
Ocean View Vol Fire Co 989 8.9% 43.7% 24.1% +45.5%
Marmora Volunteer Fire Company 914 13% 25.9% 18.3% -63.6%
Green Creek Vol Fire Co 845 13.3% 3.3% 9.3% +715.6%
Villas Volinteer Fire Company 782 9.8% 17% 28% +43.5%
Seaville Vol Fire Rescue Co 686 10.9% 43% 15% -14.9%
West Cape may Volunteer Fire c 422 6.2% 5% 44.8% -11.9%
Cape may Point 420 7.1% 8.1% 41.9% +60.9%
Goshen Vfc 351 10.5% 24.8% 10.3% +283.3%
Tuckahoe Vol Fire Co 312 12.2% 26.6% 15.7% +475%
Strathmere Volunteer Fire Comp 189 9% 51.9% 14.3% +471.4%
Belleplain Vol Fire Co 91 25.3% 29.7% 9.9% -45.7%
West Wildwood Fire Department 43 0% 0% 9.3%
Woodbine Fire Department 3 0% 33.3% 66.7%
Us Coast Guard Fire Departme 0 0% 0% 0%
Cape may Airport Fire Dept 0 0% 0% 0%
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