ZIP 33825 recorded 195 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,062 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Highlands County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,062 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 133 | |
| 2022 | 242 | |
| 2023 | 219 | |
| 2024 | 273 | |
| 2025 | 195 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33825 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 190 | 17.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 101 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 72 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 61 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 57 | 5.4% |
For the 16 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33825 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 69 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 67 | 15.3% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 56 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 50 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 35 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 22 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 19 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 94 | 21.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 216 | 49.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 29 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 24 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 20 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 19 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 19 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 77 | 17.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33825 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 164% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $174,552 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $88,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33825.
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 — 1,062 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.