ZIP 33884 recorded 103 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 446 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Polk County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
446 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59 | |
| 2022 | 120 | |
| 2023 | 82 | |
| 2024 | 82 | |
| 2025 | 103 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33884 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 68 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 59 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 43 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 36 | 8.1% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33884 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 15 | 12.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 31.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 48.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33884 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 785% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $210,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $190,541 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $190,541 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $155,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33884.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winter Haven | 425 | |
| 2 | Fort Meade | 5 | |
| 3 | Lake Wales | 5 | |
| 4 | Haines City | 4 | |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 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 — 446 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.