ZIP 39837 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 363 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Baker County, GA.
363 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 150 | |
| 2023 | 107 | |
| 2024 | 94 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Oct peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 39837 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 114 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 81 | 22.3% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 26 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 15 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 14 | 3.9% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 39837 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 33.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 13 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 15.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 115 | 70.1% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 9 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 1.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 39837 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $121,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 39837.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colquitt | 357 | |
| 2 | Donalsonville | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur County | GA | 1.00 | FIPS 13087 |
| Miller County | GA | 1.00 | FIPS 13201 |
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 — 363 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.