ZIP 33870 recorded 249 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,306 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Highlands County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,306 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 147 | |
| 2022 | 276 | |
| 2023 | 301 | |
| 2024 | 333 | |
| 2025 | 249 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33870 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 166 | 12.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 117 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 106 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 100 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 88 | 6.7% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33870 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 125 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 118 | 20.6% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 63 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 39 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 5.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 32 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 21 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Other | 16 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 126 | 22.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 323 | 56.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 32 | 5.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 30 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 28 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 22 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 17 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 12 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 12 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 97 | 16.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33870 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 352% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $160,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $105,471 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33870.
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 — 1,306 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.