ZIP 34209 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 587 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Manatee County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
587 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 163 | |
| 2022 | 214 | |
| 2023 | 84 | |
| 2024 | 110 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Oct peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 34209 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 80 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 79 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 73 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 57 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 35 | 6.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 34209 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 39 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 9 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 27.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 54.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 7 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 10.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 34209 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 34209.
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 — 587 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.