ZIP 33960 recorded 26 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 104 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Highlands County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
104 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 26 |
May peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33960 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 32 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 15 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 10 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 7 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 6 | 5.8% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33960 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 27 | 30.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 26 | 29.2% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Other | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 12.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 45 | 50.6% | |
| 2 | Lightning | 9 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 12.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33960 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 570% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $130,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33960.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Placid | 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 — 104 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.