ZIP 33881 recorded 97 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 478 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
478 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75 | |
| 2022 | 117 | |
| 2023 | 80 | |
| 2024 | 109 | |
| 2025 | 97 |
May peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33881 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 141 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 93 | 19.5% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 51 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 32 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 27 | 5.6% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33881 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 23.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 63.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 6.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Sunlight | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 10.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33881 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 5093% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $256,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33881.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winter Haven | 460 | |
| 2 | Auburndale | 8 | |
| 3 | Haines City | 5 | |
| 4 | Lake Alfred | 2 | |
| 5 | Lakeland | 2 |
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 — 478 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.