ZIP 32038 recorded 77 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 366 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Columbia County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
366 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | |
| 2022 | 75 | |
| 2023 | 79 | |
| 2024 | 82 | |
| 2025 | 77 |
May peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 32038 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 68 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 57 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 32 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 29 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 25 | 6.8% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 32038 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 44 | 23.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 24 | 12.6% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 11.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 97 | 51.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 11 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 18.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 32038 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 459% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 32038.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort White | 366 |
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 — 366 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.