ZIP 33480 recorded 64 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 683 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Palm Beach County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
683 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 150 | |
| 2022 | 133 | |
| 2023 | 185 | |
| 2024 | 151 | |
| 2025 | 64 |
Nov peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33480 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 211 | 30.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 138 | 20.2% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 64 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 50 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Overheated motor | 27 | 4.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33480 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 14.1% | |
| 2 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 9 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 30.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 31 | 39.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 16 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33480 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 730% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $379,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $313,575 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $6,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33480.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palm Beach | 683 |
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 — 683 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.