ZIP 34203 recorded 227 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,225 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Manatee County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,225 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 212 | |
| 2022 | 261 | |
| 2023 | 221 | |
| 2024 | 304 | |
| 2025 | 227 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 34203 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 134 | 10.9% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 100 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 92 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 87 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 84 | 6.9% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 34203 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 161 | 43.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 38 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 38 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 12 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 14.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 273 | 74.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 4.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 18 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 8 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 6 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 7.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 34203 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 618% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $301,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $149,900 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $130,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 34203.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradenton | 1,198 | |
| 2 | Sarasota | 16 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 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 — 1,225 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.