ZIP 33859 recorded 80 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 399 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
399 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 128 | |
| 2023 | 101 | |
| 2024 | 82 | |
| 2025 | 80 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33859 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 98 | 24.6% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 69 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 61 | 15.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 34 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 24 | 6.0% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33859 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 28 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 27 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 18 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 10 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 44.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Match | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 30 | 19.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33859 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 298% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $43,796 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33859.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Wales | 385 | |
| 2 | Winter Haven | 3 | |
| 3 | Davenport | 2 | |
| 4 | Dundee | 2 | |
| 5 | Frostproof | 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 — 399 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.