ZIP 33498 recorded 18 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 98 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Palm Beach County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
98 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 18 |
Nov peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33498 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 13 | 13.3% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 12 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 11 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 9 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 6 | 6.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33498 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 3 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 6 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Candle | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33498 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 972% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $32,727 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33498.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Raton | 3 |
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 — 98 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.