ZIP 34974 recorded 239 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,159 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Glades County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,159 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 204 | |
| 2022 | 283 | |
| 2023 | 230 | |
| 2024 | 203 | |
| 2025 | 239 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 34974 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 243 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 151 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 103 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 75 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 71 | 6.1% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 34974 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 74 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 59 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 36 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Other | 24 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 21 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 17 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 83 | 22.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 146 | 38.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 39 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 34 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 27 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 17 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 13 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 79 | 20.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 34974 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 95% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $340,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $225,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $155,836 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Outside storage fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 34974.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Okeechobee | 1,124 | |
| 2 | Buckhead Ridge | 21 | |
| 3 | Hollywood | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands County | FL | 1.00 | FIPS 12055 |
| Martin County | FL | 1.00 | FIPS 12085 |
| Okeechobee County | FL | 1.00 | FIPS 12093 |
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 — 1,159 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.