ZIP 33868 recorded 130 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 557 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
557 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76 | |
| 2022 | 125 | |
| 2023 | 110 | |
| 2024 | 116 | |
| 2025 | 130 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33868 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 166 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 90 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 60 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 51 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 42 | 7.5% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33868 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 41 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 37 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 33 | 16.5% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 15.0% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 5 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Other | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 40 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 115 | 57.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33868 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 441% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $120,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $86,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33868.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk City | 512 | |
| 2 | Auburndale | 31 | |
| 3 | Lakeland | 8 | |
| 4 | Davenport | 3 | |
| 5 | Lake Alfred | 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 — 557 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.