ZIP 33917 recorded 383 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,879 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lee County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,879 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 334 | |
| 2022 | 395 | |
| 2023 | 394 | |
| 2024 | 373 | |
| 2025 | 383 |
Apr peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33917 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 514 | 27.4% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 119 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 115 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 110 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 94 | 5.0% |
For the 29 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33917 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 104 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 72 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 39 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 32 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 12 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 10 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 132 | 30.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 180 | 42.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 45 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 35 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Chemical reaction | 30 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 23 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 20 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 56 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33917 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 183% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33917.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Fort Myers | 1,821 | |
| 2 | Punta Gorda | 29 | |
| 3 | Fort Myers | 3 | |
| 4 | Alva | 1 | |
| 5 | Cape Coral | 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 — 1,879 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.