ZIP 33890 recorded 80 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 322 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hardee County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
322 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59 | |
| 2022 | 72 | |
| 2023 | 70 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 80 |
Mar peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33890 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 57 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 44 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 27 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 19 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 19 | 5.9% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33890 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 20 | 26.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 23.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Other | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 24.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 59.7% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Candle | 3 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Conducted heat from another fire | 2 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 6.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33890 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 392% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $112,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $90,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $90,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Grass fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $41,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33890.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zolfo Springs | 313 | |
| 2 | Wauchula | 8 | |
| 3 | Fort Meade | 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 — 322 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.