ZIP 33974 recorded 77 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 431 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lee County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
431 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | |
| 2022 | 68 | |
| 2023 | 115 | |
| 2024 | 103 | |
| 2025 | 77 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33974 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 119 | 27.6% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 49 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 37 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 34 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 27 | 6.3% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33974 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 66 | 26.6% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 49 | 19.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 22 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 7.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 15 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 15.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | Lightning | 35 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 27 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 17 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Fireworks | 12 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 56 | 22.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33974 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2164% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $232,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33974.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lehigh Acres | 412 | |
| 2 | Buckhead Ridge | 18 | |
| 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 — 431 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.