ZIP 33834 recorded 58 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 378 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hardee County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
378 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | |
| 2022 | 92 | |
| 2023 | 78 | |
| 2024 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 58 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33834 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 120 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 34 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 23 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 20 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Aircraft standby | 20 | 5.3% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33834 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 35.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 19.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 59 | 56.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 8 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 9.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33834 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 287% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $144,863 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $144,863 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $110,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33834.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | 373 | |
| 2 | Mulberry | 2 | |
| 3 | Fort Meade | 1 | |
| 4 | Frostproof | 1 | |
| 5 | Haines City | 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 — 378 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.