ZIP 31709 recorded 0 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 949 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sumter County, GA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
949 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 244 | |
| 2022 | 257 | |
| 2023 | 249 | |
| 2024 | 199 | |
| 2025 | 0 |
Feb peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 31709 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 131 | 13.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 94 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Overheated motor | 90 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 75 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 72 | 7.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 31709 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 69 | 35.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 72 | 36.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 22 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 8 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 34 | 17.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 31709 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $154,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $95,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 31709.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Americus | 936 |
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 — 949 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.