ZIP 33496 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 480 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Palm Beach County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
480 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 88 | |
| 2022 | 82 | |
| 2023 | 107 | |
| 2024 | 115 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
Dec peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33496 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon monoxide incident | 224 | 46.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 90 | 18.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 31 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 16 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 15 | 3.1% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33496 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 3 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Closet | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 8 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 17.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 7.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33496 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1806% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $4,690,796 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $204,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33496.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton | 166 |
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 — 480 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.