ZIP 32962 recorded 121 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 624 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Indian River County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
624 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 103 | |
| 2022 | 147 | |
| 2023 | 117 | |
| 2024 | 136 | |
| 2025 | 121 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 32962 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 75 | 12.0% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 73 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 62 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 62 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 58 | 9.3% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 32962 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 15 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 13 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 6 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 24.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 49.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 9 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 9.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 32962 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 417% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $60,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 32962.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vero Beach | 624 |
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 — 624 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.