ZIP 33521 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 75 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sumter County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
75 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33521 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 13 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 6 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 5 | 6.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33521 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 8 | 21.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 48.6% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33521 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 9500% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $17,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Outside storage fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $8,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $6,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33521.
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 — 75 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.