ZIP 33823 recorded 233 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,374 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,374 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 204 | |
| 2022 | 292 | |
| 2023 | 323 | |
| 2024 | 322 | |
| 2025 | 233 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33823 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 368 | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 204 | 14.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 184 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 90 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 71 | 5.2% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33823 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 45 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 41 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 41 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 28 | 8.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 101 | 30.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 127 | 38.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 54 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 34 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 10 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 51 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33823 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 411% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $281,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $196,952 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $195,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33823.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburndale | 1,332 | |
| 2 | Winter Haven | 18 | |
| 3 | Lakeland | 12 | |
| 4 | Polk City | 6 | |
| 5 | Lake Alfred | 4 |
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 — 1,374 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.