ZIP 31768 recorded 108 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 787 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Colquitt County, GA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
787 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 152 | |
| 2022 | 188 | |
| 2023 | 188 | |
| 2024 | 151 | |
| 2025 | 108 |
Jan peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 31768 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 128 | 16.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 81 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 78 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 68 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 64 | 8.1% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 31768 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 84 | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 31 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 11 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 83 | 27.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 181 | 59.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 29 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 26 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 6 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 8.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 31768 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $33,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $6,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 31768.
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 — 787 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.