ZIP 32435 recorded 98 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 533 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Walton County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
533 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 118 | |
| 2022 | 75 | |
| 2023 | 111 | |
| 2024 | 131 | |
| 2025 | 98 |
Jan peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 32435 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 70 | 13.1% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 46 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 46 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 34 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 34 | 6.4% |
For the 21 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 32435 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 18.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 26 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 15 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 50 | 29.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 68 | 39.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 10 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Match | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 17.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 32435 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 506% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $524,799 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $353,286 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $325,288 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $115,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 32435.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeFuniak Springs | 524 | |
| 2 | Ponce de Leon | 3 | |
| 3 | Freeport | 2 |
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 — 533 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.