ZIP 33880 recorded 189 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 946 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
946 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 155 | |
| 2022 | 226 | |
| 2023 | 171 | |
| 2024 | 205 | |
| 2025 | 189 |
May peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33880 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 330 | 34.9% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 120 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 109 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 55 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 55 | 5.8% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33880 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 33 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 31 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 15 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 69 | 30.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 125 | 56.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 23 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 5 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 12.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33880 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 263% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33880.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winter Haven | 894 | |
| 2 | Eagle Lake | 22 | |
| 3 | Bartow | 10 | |
| 4 | Auburndale | 8 | |
| 5 | Lake Wales | 3 |
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 — 946 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.