ZIP 33948 recorded 87 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 648 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charlotte County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
648 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 156 | |
| 2022 | 179 | |
| 2023 | 88 | |
| 2024 | 138 | |
| 2025 | 87 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33948 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 94 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 87 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 54 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 44 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 36 | 5.6% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33948 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 121 | 44.5% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 46 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 26 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Other | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 29 | 10.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 152 | 55.9% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 27 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 15 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 12 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 9 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33948 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 508% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $41,477 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $35,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $26,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33948.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Charlotte | 647 |
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 — 648 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.