ZIP 34785 recorded 141 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 857 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sumter County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
857 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 112 | |
| 2022 | 245 | |
| 2023 | 200 | |
| 2024 | 159 | |
| 2025 | 141 |
Sep peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 34785 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 95 | 11.1% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 91 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 61 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 50 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 47 | 5.5% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 34785 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 73 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 54 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 38 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 38 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 20 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 81 | 23.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 136 | 39.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 31 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 27 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 21 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 14 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 13 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 75 | 21.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 34785 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 507% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $825,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $296,220 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $296,220 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $256,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $175,000 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 34785.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildwood | 760 | |
| 2 | The Villages | 4 | |
| 3 | Coleman | 1 | |
| 4 | Lake Panasoffkee | 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 — 857 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.