ZIP 33865 recorded 9 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 70 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hardee County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
70 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33865 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 14 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 8 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 7 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 4 | 5.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33865 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 5 | 22.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 9.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 59.1% | |
| 2 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33865 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 8546% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $21,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $7,500 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,500 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33865.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wauchula | 24 |
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 — 70 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.