ZIP 33860 recorded 176 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 993 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
993 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 141 | |
| 2022 | 253 | |
| 2023 | 185 | |
| 2024 | 238 | |
| 2025 | 176 |
May peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33860 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 276 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 238 | 24.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 129 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 88 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 46 | 4.6% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33860 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 115 | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 84 | 20.2% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 38 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 15 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 14 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 91 | 21.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 200 | 48.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 40 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 31 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 75 | 18.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33860 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 457% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $900,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33860.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mulberry | 946 | |
| 2 | Lakeland | 21 | |
| 3 | Bartow | 10 | |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 8 | |
| 5 | Bradley Junction | 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 — 993 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.