ZIP 33598 recorded 80 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 520 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hillsborough County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
520 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82 | |
| 2022 | 104 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 152 | |
| 2025 | 80 |
Apr peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33598 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 99 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 59 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 43 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 40 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 38 | 7.3% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33598 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 31 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 27 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 23 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 14.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat source: other | 116 | 84.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 9 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 2.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33598 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 489% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $270,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $127,751 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $92,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33598.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wimauma | 512 | |
| 2 | Sun City Center | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manatee County | FL | 1.00 | FIPS 12081 |
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 — 520 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.