ZIP 34242 recorded 77 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 414 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sarasota County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
414 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | |
| 2022 | 74 | |
| 2023 | 62 | |
| 2024 | 147 | |
| 2025 | 77 |
Oct peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 34242 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 89 | 21.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 50 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 32 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 30 | 7.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 34242 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 11 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 20 | 32.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 14 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 22.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 6 | 9.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 34242 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1463% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,055,400 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $467,248 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $261,548 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $156,085 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $109,697 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 34242.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siesta Key | 203 | |
| 2 | Sarasota | 171 |
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 — 414 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.