ZIP 33309 recorded 305 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,320 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Broward County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,320 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 136 | |
| 2022 | 240 | |
| 2023 | 356 | |
| 2024 | 283 | |
| 2025 | 305 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33309 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft standby | 292 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 120 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 107 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 94 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 93 | 7.0% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33309 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 103 | 32.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 31 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 20 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 102 | 31.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 107 | 33.2% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 72 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 28 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 22 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 15 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 14 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 36 | 11.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33309 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 288% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33309.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Lauderdale | 593 | |
| 2 | Oakland Park | 535 | |
| 3 | Lauderdale Lakes | 112 | |
| 4 | Tamarac | 56 | |
| 5 | Pompano Beach | 6 |
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 — 1,320 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.