ZIP 34234 recorded 153 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 992 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sarasota County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
992 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 144 | |
| 2022 | 225 | |
| 2023 | 182 | |
| 2024 | 288 | |
| 2025 | 153 |
Oct peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 34234 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 145 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 111 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 92 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 87 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 70 | 7.1% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 34234 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 11.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 16 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 9 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 73 | 39.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 60 | 32.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 28 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 16 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 15 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 17.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 34234 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 757% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $293,310 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $210,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $171,391 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $171,391 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $171,391 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 34234.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarasota | 960 |
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 — 992 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.