ZIP 33983 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 258 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Charlotte County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
258 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | |
| 2022 | 74 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 60 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 33983 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 26 | 10.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 23 | 8.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 23 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 20 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 18 | 7.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 33983 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 19 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 11 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 23.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 38.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 13 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 5 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 19 | 17.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 33983 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 673% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $237,328 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $47,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 33983.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Charlotte | 257 | |
| 2 | Punta Gorda | 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 — 258 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.