ZIP 33179 recorded 65 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 454 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Miami-Dade County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
454 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 88 | |
| 2022 | 117 | |
| 2023 | 95 | |
| 2024 | 89 | |
| 2025 | 65 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33179 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 59 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 56 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 52 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 44 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 41 | 9.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33179 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 46 | 38.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 17 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 21.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 17 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 21.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33179 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 236% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33179.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Miami Beach | 29 | |
| 2 | Miami | 25 | |
| 3 | Miami Gardens | 9 | |
| 4 | North Miami | 3 | |
| 5 | Aventura | 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 — 454 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.