ZIP 33852 recorded 183 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 848 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Highlands County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
848 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 194 | |
| 2023 | 238 | |
| 2024 | 218 | |
| 2025 | 183 |
Apr peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33852 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 157 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 83 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 48 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 45 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 45 | 5.3% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33852 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 117 | 25.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 104 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 40 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 33 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 23 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 22 | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 65 | 14.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 186 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 42 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 31 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 28 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 14 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 101 | 22.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33852 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 621% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,400,000 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1,200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $800,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33852.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Placid | 840 | |
| 2 | Avon Park | 2 | |
| 3 | Sebring | 2 |
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 — 848 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.