ZIP 32431 recorded 46 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 311 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
311 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | |
| 2022 | 74 | |
| 2023 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 83 | |
| 2025 | 46 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 32431 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 71 | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 58 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 33 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 30 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 18 | 5.8% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 32431 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 34 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 14 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 23.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 51.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Match | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 18.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 32431 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 251% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $275,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $135,000 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 32431.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cottondale | 292 | |
| 2 | Chipley | 1 |
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 — 311 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.