ZIP 33438 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 40 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Martin County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
40 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33438 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 5 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 3 | 7.5% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33438 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 5 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 2 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Interior stairway or ramp | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 25.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Sunlight | 1 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 5.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33438 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 719% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $47,080 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $27,685 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33438.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biscayne Park | 1 | |
| 2 | Pahokee | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach County | FL | 1.00 | FIPS 12099 |
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 — 40 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.