ZIP 33873 recorded 81 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 513 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hardee County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
513 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 112 | |
| 2022 | 143 | |
| 2023 | 100 | |
| 2024 | 77 | |
| 2025 | 81 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33873 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 58 | 11.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 50 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 45 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 42 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 32 | 6.2% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33873 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Other | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 28.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 48.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 14 | 10.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 14 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 7.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33873 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2493% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $137,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $116,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $84,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $41,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33873.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wauchula | 502 | |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 7 | |
| 3 | Zolfo Springs | 4 |
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 — 513 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.