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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 31909

ZIP 31909 recorded 0 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 658 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Muscogee County, GA. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

ZIP 31909 FIPS 13215 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
0
658 across 5 years
Building fires
0
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
61
FEMA NRI · High
Active fires
0
in Muscogee County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 31909

658 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 180
2022 179
2023 194
2024 105
2025 0
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 31909?

May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 55
Feb 64
Mar 52
Apr 58
May 75
Jun 50
Jul 53
Aug 50
Sep 43
Oct 65
Nov 41
Dec 52
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 31909?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 31909 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 71 10.8%
2 Building fires 55 8.4%
3 Passenger vehicle fire 48 7.3%
4 Outside rubbish fire, other 48 7.3%
5 Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 45 6.8%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 31909?

For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
61%
83
Cause undetermined
10%
14
Intentional / arson
2%
3
Equipment / heat source failure
14%
19
Under investigation
7%
10
Act of nature (lightning)
6%
2
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 31909 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 32 23.7%
2 Cooking area, kitchen 23 17.0%
3 Undetermined 13 9.6%
4 Outside area, other 6 4.4%
5 Storage area, other 5 3.7%
6 Vehicle storage area; garage, carport 5 3.7%
7 Structural area, other 4 3.0%
8 Other 3 2.2%
9 All other areas 44 32.6%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 33 24.4%
2 Heat from powered equipment, other 26 19.3%
3 Heat source: other 14 10.4%
4 Arcing 14 10.4%
5 Hot or smoldering object, other 12 8.9%
6 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 6 4.4%
7 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 5 3.7%
8 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 5 3.7%
9 All other sources 20 14.8%
07 The biggest fires

8 fires · $5.1M in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 31909 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $2,000,000 Fires in structures other than in a building 2023 Major
2 $1,100,000 Building fires 2021 Major
3 $750,000 Building fires 2022 Major
4 $500,000 Building fires 2021 Major
5 $250,000 Building fires 2021 Major
6 $200,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
7 $150,000 Building fires 2021 Significant
8 $150,000 Building fires 2022 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 31909

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 31909.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Columbus 657
2 Ellerslie 1
11 Current conditions

Right now in 31909

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 658 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.