ZIP 33875 recorded 85 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 328 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Highlands County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
328 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 79 | |
| 2023 | 79 | |
| 2024 | 79 | |
| 2025 | 85 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33875 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 80 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 47 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 24 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 20 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 19 | 5.8% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33875 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 27 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 18 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Other | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Storage area, other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 11.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 41.1% | |
| 2 | Lightning | 14 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 20.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33875 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 258% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $265,715 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33875.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebring | 324 | |
| 2 | Avon Park | 1 | |
| 3 | Lake Wales | 1 | |
| 4 | Polk City | 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 — 328 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.