ZIP 34235 recorded 44 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 286 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sarasota County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
286 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 67 | |
| 2023 | 58 | |
| 2024 | 79 | |
| 2025 | 44 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 34235 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 49 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 36 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 22 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Unauthorized burning | 21 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 6.6% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 34235 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 19 | 37.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 29.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Chemical reaction | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 2 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 15.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 34235 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1066% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $57,083 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $55,231 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 34235.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarasota | 265 |
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 — 286 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.