ZIP 31602 recorded 192 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,800 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lowndes County, GA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,800 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 317 | |
| 2022 | 401 | |
| 2023 | 385 | |
| 2024 | 505 | |
| 2025 | 192 |
Aug peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 31602 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 272 | 15.1% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 167 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 149 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 147 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 140 | 7.8% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 31602 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 100 | 18.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 99 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 59 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 40 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 35 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 22 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 22 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 21 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 137 | 25.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 186 | 34.8% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 70 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 58 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 48 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 43 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 23 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 76 | 14.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 31602 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 290% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $477,700 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $477,700 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $476,153 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $243,600 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $240,958 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $193,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $185,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $185,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 31602.
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 — 1,800 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.