ZIP 32960 recorded 243 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,093 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Indian River County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,093 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 157 | |
| 2022 | 197 | |
| 2023 | 172 | |
| 2024 | 324 | |
| 2025 | 243 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 32960 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 300 | 27.4% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 119 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 91 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 72 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 54 | 4.9% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 32960 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 21 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 16 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 58 | 32.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 44.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 21 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 11.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 32960 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 492% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $178,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 32960.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vero Beach | 1,090 | |
| 2 | Fellsmere | 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 — 1,093 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.