ZIP 33801 recorded 274 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,606 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,606 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 313 | |
| 2022 | 377 | |
| 2023 | 308 | |
| 2024 | 334 | |
| 2025 | 274 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33801 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 345 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 163 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 158 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 114 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 111 | 6.9% |
For the 28 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33801 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 113 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 79 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 62 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 58 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 55 | 9.4% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 22 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 21 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 17 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 159 | 27.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 306 | 52.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 51 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 36 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 28 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 27 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 83 | 14.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33801 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 128% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $287,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33801.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeland | 1,571 | |
| 2 | Auburndale | 27 | |
| 3 | Winter Haven | 4 | |
| 4 | Fort Meade | 3 | |
| 5 | Bartow | 1 |
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 — 1,606 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.