ZIP 34231 recorded 148 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 991 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sarasota County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
991 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 157 | |
| 2022 | 222 | |
| 2023 | 160 | |
| 2024 | 304 | |
| 2025 | 148 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 34231 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 202 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 174 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 90 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 70 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 57 | 5.8% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 34231 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 11 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Roof surface: exterior | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 50 | 41.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 20 | 16.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 17.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 34231 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 326% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $334,419 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $223,401 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $187,798 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $186,548 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 34231.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarasota | 799 | |
| 2 | North Sarasota | 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 — 991 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.