ZIP 32461 recorded 79 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 214 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Walton County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
214 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 78 | |
| 2025 | 79 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 32461 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 101 | 47.2% | |
| 2 | Carbon monoxide incident | 16 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 15 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 2.8% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 32461 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 40.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 7.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 32461 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 288% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $2,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 32461.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 3 |
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 — 214 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.