ZIP 33809 recorded 176 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 892 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
892 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 167 | |
| 2022 | 188 | |
| 2023 | 173 | |
| 2024 | 188 | |
| 2025 | 176 |
May peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33809 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 201 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 107 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 95 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 80 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Hazardous condition, other | 50 | 5.6% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33809 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 79 | 23.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 47 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 33 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 32 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 16 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Exterior, exposed surface | 13 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 99 | 29.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 138 | 40.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 35 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 32 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 29 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 13 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 9 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 7 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 70 | 20.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33809 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 194% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,039,350 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $170,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33809.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeland | 886 | |
| 2 | Polk City | 5 | |
| 3 | 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 — 892 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.