ZIP 31503 recorded 3 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 362 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Brantley County, GA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
362 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 128 | |
| 2023 | 132 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 31503 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 44 | 12.2% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 38 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Authorized controlled burning | 35 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 31 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 7.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 31503 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 6 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 38 | 35.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 44.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 14.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 31503 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Outside storage fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $83,913 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 31503.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waycross | 359 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ware County | GA | 1.00 | FIPS 13299 |
| Pierce County | GA | 0.50 | FIPS 13229 |
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 — 362 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.