ZIP 33830 recorded 295 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,347 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,347 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 210 | |
| 2022 | 270 | |
| 2023 | 269 | |
| 2024 | 303 | |
| 2025 | 295 |
May peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33830 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 317 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 188 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 102 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 84 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 80 | 5.9% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33830 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 152 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 86 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 51 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 31 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 30 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 24 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 21 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 112 | 21.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 345 | 65.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 32 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 28 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 15 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 53 | 10.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33830 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 373% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $360,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $275,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33830.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bartow | 1,283 | |
| 2 | Winter Haven | 22 | |
| 3 | Mulberry | 13 | |
| 4 | Lake Wales | 9 | |
| 5 | Fort Meade | 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 — 1,347 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.