Cape May, NJ

County incident profile · 2020–2024

26,864
5-Year Incidents
28
Departments
95,244
Population
56.4
Incidents / 1K / Yr
Data disclaimer: Based on the NFIRS Public Data Release (2020-2024). 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 (2020–2024)

False Alarms
7,302 (27.2%)
EMS / Rescue
7,260 (27%)
Service Calls
3,325 (12.4%)
Good Intent
2,870 (10.7%)
Fire
1,566 (5.8%)

Summary

5,373
Avg Incidents / Year
27%
EMS Share
5.8%
Fire Share
27.2%
False Alarm Rate
+165.2%
5-Year Trend
28
Departments
Showing 28 of 28
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Wildwood Fire Dept 5,212 2.9% 42.5% 19.6% +53.3%
North Wildwood Fire Department 3,858 3.1% 28.3% 27.4% +112.7%
Ocean City Fire Department 2,249 0% 45.1% 28.1%
Cape may City 1,718 2.7% 8% 28.6% +2260%
Sea Isle City Fire Dept 1,205 3.2% 7.9% 40.7% +111.1%
Rio Grande Fire Company 1,108 12.5% 17% 16.7% +150.7%
Avalon Vol Fire Department 1,020 2.5% 6.6% 61.4% +2321.1%
Dennis Vol Fire Co 961 13.4% 47.3% 14.5% +8.6%
Bureau of Fire Prevention 939 11.3% 14.1% 35% +1926.1%
Ocean View Vol Fire Co 864 8.1% 46.1% 21.2% +92.2%
Marmora Volunteer Fire Company 841 13.2% 24% 17.6% +1006.7%
Town Bank Fire Co 771 9.1% 9.5% 37.1% +87.8%
Wildwood Crest Fire Co1 771 5.3% 8.6% 52% +17.8%
Stone Harbor Vol Fire Co 730 7.7% 32.2% 35.9% +215.3%
Erma Fire Company 725 8.8% 14.6% 26.8% +41.6%
Green Creek Vol Fire Co 703 14.1% 3.6% 10.4% +53.8%
Seaville Vol Fire Rescue Co 676 10.7% 43.6% 14.6% +61.8%
West Cape may Volunteer Fire c 588 5.8% 5.4% 40% -28.3%
Villas Volinteer Fire Company 551 10.9% 17.2% 27.9% +39.8%
Cape may Point 417 8.4% 8.2% 39.6% -8%
Goshen Vfc 328 7% 27.7% 10.1% -25%
Strathmere Volunteer Fire Comp 210 10% 53.3% 11.9% -49.2%
Tuckahoe Vol Fire Co 151 12.6% 29.1% 13.9%
Belleplain Vol Fire Co 132 21.2% 27.3% 8.3% -39%
Woodbine Fire Department 89 6.7% 20.2% 40.4%
West Wildwood Fire Department 47 2.1% 0% 10.6%
Us Coast Guard Fire Departme 0 0% 0% 0%
Cape may Airport Fire Dept 0 0% 0% 0%
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