ZIP 34238 recorded 62 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 320 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sarasota County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
320 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | |
| 2022 | 60 | |
| 2023 | 80 | |
| 2024 | 55 | |
| 2025 | 62 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 34238 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 42 | 13.1% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 30 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 28 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 22 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 21 | 6.6% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 34238 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 28.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 8 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 21 | 26.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 24 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 8 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 6.4% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 12.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 34238 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 227% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $46,200 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $32,187 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $27,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $19,441 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 34238.
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 — 320 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.