ZIP 34232 recorded 142 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 847 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sarasota County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
847 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 116 | |
| 2022 | 203 | |
| 2023 | 155 | |
| 2024 | 231 | |
| 2025 | 142 |
Sep peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 34232 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 111 | 13.1% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 108 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 104 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 72 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 65 | 7.7% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 34232 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 30 | 23.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 13 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Closet | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 31.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 26 | 20.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 9 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 34232 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 226% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $278,407 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $248,600 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $245,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $176,288 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $173,650 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $171,320 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 34232.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarasota | 776 |
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 — 847 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.