ZIP 33815 recorded 140 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 844 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
844 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 156 | |
| 2022 | 194 | |
| 2023 | 183 | |
| 2024 | 171 | |
| 2025 | 140 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33815 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 187 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 106 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 96 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 59 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 57 | 6.8% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33815 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 47 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 38 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 34 | 12.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 21 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 82 | 29.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 39.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 31 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 20 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 19 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 14 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 16.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33815 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 704% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33815.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeland | 842 |
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 — 844 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.