ZIP 33853 recorded 30 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 298 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
298 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | |
| 2022 | 118 | |
| 2023 | 84 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 30 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33853 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 37 | 12.4% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 29 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 28 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 28 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 22 | 7.4% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33853 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 32.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 65.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 8.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33853 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 23923% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33853.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Wales | 295 | |
| 2 | Lake Hamilton | 1 | |
| 3 | Polk 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 — 298 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.