ZIP 32578 recorded 68 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 627 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Okaloosa County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
627 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 154 | |
| 2022 | 126 | |
| 2023 | 161 | |
| 2024 | 118 | |
| 2025 | 68 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 32578 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 78 | 12.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 70 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 64 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 58 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 47 | 7.5% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 32578 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 22 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 15 | 10.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 30.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 56.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 10 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 12.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 32578 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 879% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $85,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 32578.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niceville | 612 | |
| 2 | Valparaiso | 2 | |
| 3 | Fort Walton Beach | 1 | |
| 4 | Freeport | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walton County | FL | 1.00 | FIPS 12131 |
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 — 627 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.