ZIP 33803 recorded 119 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 744 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
744 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 104 | |
| 2022 | 161 | |
| 2023 | 159 | |
| 2024 | 201 | |
| 2025 | 119 |
May peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33803 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 110 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 77 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 74 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 64 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 57 | 7.7% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33803 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 40 | 15.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 37 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 29 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Undetermined | 21 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 25.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 77 | 30.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 35 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 31 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 62 | 24.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33803 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 444% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33803.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeland | 743 | |
| 2 | Auburndale | 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 — 744 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.