ZIP 31816 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 174 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Meriwether County, GA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
174 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 73 | |
| 2023 | 65 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 31816 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 25 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 21 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 18 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 18 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 15 | 8.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 31816 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 31.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 20.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 56.8% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 2 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 31816 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 551% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $24,250 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,400 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,400 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $18,600 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 31816.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | 173 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talbot County | GA | 0.50 | FIPS 13263 |
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 — 174 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.