ZIP 34609 recorded 150 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 724 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hernando County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
724 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 124 | |
| 2022 | 124 | |
| 2023 | 202 | |
| 2024 | 124 | |
| 2025 | 150 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 34609 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 274 | 37.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 73 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 43 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 29 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 27 | 3.7% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 34609 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 17 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 43 | 34.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 19 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 22.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 34609 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 295% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $70,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 34609.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spring Hill | 247 | |
| 2 | Brooksville | 71 | |
| 3 | Lakeland | 1 | |
| 4 | Masaryktown | 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 — 724 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.