ZIP 33953 recorded 62 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 316 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charlotte County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
316 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | |
| 2022 | 75 | |
| 2023 | 36 | |
| 2024 | 90 | |
| 2025 | 62 |
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33953 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 92 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 40 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 34 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 18 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 15 | 4.7% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33953 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 63 | 42.6% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 29 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 19 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Storage area, other | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 6.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 86 | 58.1% | |
| 2 | Lightning | 20 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 8.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33953 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 872% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Building or structure weakened or collapsed | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $8,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33953.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Charlotte | 311 | |
| 2 | North Port | 2 |
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 — 316 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.