ZIP 33857 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 104 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Highlands County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
104 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 26 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Jun peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33857 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 24 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 19 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 11 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 6 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 6 | 5.8% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33857 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 13 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 12 | 23.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Other | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 13.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 37.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 19.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33857 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 843% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $850,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $86,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $80,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33857.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebring | 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 — 104 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.