ZIP 33972 recorded 44 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 397 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lee County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
397 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79 | |
| 2022 | 94 | |
| 2023 | 98 | |
| 2024 | 82 | |
| 2025 | 44 |
Apr peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33972 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 124 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 59 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 38 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 27 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 26 | 6.5% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33972 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 91 | 42.9% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Undetermined | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 15.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 33 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Lightning | 33 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 17 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 9 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 41 | 19.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33972 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 788% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $198,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $65,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33972.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lehigh Acres | 394 | |
| 2 | Alva | 1 | |
| 3 | Okeechobee | 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 — 397 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.