ZIP 33827 recorded 21 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 114 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
114 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 21 |
May peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33827 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 29 | 25.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 21 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 18 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 12 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 8 | 7.0% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33827 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 23.5% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - 5+ persons; including barrack/dormitory | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 17.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 51.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 1 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 13.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33827 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 318% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33827.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babson Park | 98 | |
| 2 | Frostproof | 4 | |
| 3 | Fort Meade | 1 | |
| 4 | Lake Wales | 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 — 114 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.