ZIP 32162 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 750 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sumter County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
750 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 165 | |
| 2022 | 177 | |
| 2023 | 163 | |
| 2024 | 195 | |
| 2025 | 50 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 32162 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 339 | 45.2% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 58 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 50 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 40 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 35 | 4.7% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 32162 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 27 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 12 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 6 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 44 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 29 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 29 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 21 | 13.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 17 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 13 | 8.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 32162 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1084% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $775,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $468,900 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $448,420 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $405,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $304,100 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $304,100 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 32162.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Villages | 520 | |
| 2 | Wildwood | 3 | |
| 3 | Lady Lake | 2 | |
| 4 | Fruitland Park | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County | FL | 0.50 | FIPS 12083 |
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 — 750 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.