ZIP 33971 recorded 60 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 557 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lee County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
557 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 124 | |
| 2022 | 117 | |
| 2023 | 134 | |
| 2024 | 122 | |
| 2025 | 60 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33971 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 118 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 60 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 53 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 48 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 47 | 8.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33971 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 74 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 44 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 42 | 15.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 11 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Vacant structural area | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 50 | 18.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 65 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 38 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 28 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 19 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 18 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Fireworks | 17 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 5.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 54 | 20.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33971 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2491% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $218,402 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $120,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33971.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lehigh Acres | 549 | |
| 2 | Fort Myers | 6 | |
| 3 | 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 — 557 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.