ZIP 34223 recorded 171 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,194 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sarasota County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,194 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 225 | |
| 2022 | 334 | |
| 2023 | 231 | |
| 2024 | 233 | |
| 2025 | 171 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 34223 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 145 | 12.1% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 140 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 134 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 109 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 92 | 7.7% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 34223 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 37 | 19.7% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 21.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 40 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 26 | 13.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 20 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 18 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 45 | 23.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 34223 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2392% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $995,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,400 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $461,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $362,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $215,778 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $212,099 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 34223.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Englewood | 887 | |
| 2 | North Port | 14 | |
| 3 | Sarasota | 1 | |
| 4 | South Sarasota | 1 | |
| 5 | Venice | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte County | FL | 0.50 | FIPS 12015 |
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 — 1,194 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.