ZIP 31516 recorded 297 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 983 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pierce County, GA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
983 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 245 | |
| 2022 | 222 | |
| 2023 | 103 | |
| 2024 | 116 | |
| 2025 | 297 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 31516 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 113 | 11.5% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 98 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 86 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 68 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 62 | 6.3% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 31516 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 47 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 18 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 68 | 36.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 66 | 35.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 26 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 19.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 31516 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 113% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $175,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 31516.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackshear | 983 |
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 — 983 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.