ZIP 34228 recorded 8 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 226 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Manatee County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
226 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65 | |
| 2022 | 72 | |
| 2023 | 67 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 8 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 34228 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 59 | 26.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 49 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 24 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 14 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 5.3% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 34228 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 6 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Swimming pool | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 31.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Fireworks | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 9.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 34228 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2024 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Water vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 34228.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longboat Key | 225 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarasota County | FL | 0.50 | FIPS 12115 |
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 — 226 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.