ZIP 33876 recorded 45 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 191 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Highlands County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
191 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 37 | |
| 2023 | 53 | |
| 2024 | 54 | |
| 2025 | 45 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33876 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 40 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 24 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 24 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Attempted burning, illegal action, other | 13 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 11 | 5.8% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33876 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 20.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 12 | 13.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 47 | 51.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 6 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 14.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33876 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 269% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,137 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33876.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebring | 191 |
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 — 191 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.