ZIP 34240 recorded 113 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 596 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Manatee County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
596 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 100 | |
| 2022 | 146 | |
| 2023 | 104 | |
| 2024 | 133 | |
| 2025 | 113 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 34240 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 64 | 10.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 51 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 49 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 48 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 42 | 7.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 34240 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 17 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 10 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 30.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 37.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 10 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 22 | 18.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 34240 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 321% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $592,915 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $450,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $322,972 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 7 | $238,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 34240.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarasota | 521 | |
| 2 | Lakewood Ranch | 21 | |
| 3 | Bradenton | 4 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarasota County | FL | 0.50 | FIPS 12115 |
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 — 596 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.