ZIP 33844 recorded 195 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,089 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,089 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 115 | |
| 2022 | 261 | |
| 2023 | 210 | |
| 2024 | 308 | |
| 2025 | 195 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33844 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 187 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 139 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 137 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 121 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 86 | 7.9% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33844 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 55 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 53 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 42 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 38 | 11.2% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 29 | 8.6% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 22 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 20 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 70 | 20.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 181 | 53.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 31 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 21 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 53 | 15.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33844 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 336% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $291,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 7 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33844.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haines City | 996 | |
| 2 | Davenport | 33 | |
| 3 | Lakeland | 21 | |
| 4 | Dundee | 7 | |
| 5 | Winter Haven | 7 |
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 — 1,089 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.