ZIP 34281 is served primarily by Manatee County, FL — including Bradenton. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Manatee County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
May peaks. Dec dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 150 | 9.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 143 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 137 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 129 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 116 | 7.0% |
16 cities sit in Manatee County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradenton | 55,795 | 1,009 | 90 | C- |
| 2 | Lakewood Ranch | 34,346 | 2 | 0 | A+ |
| 3 | South Bradenton | 25,471 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Bayshore Gardens | 18,745 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Palmetto | 13,384 | 258 | 18 | C- |
| 6 | Memphis | 10,923 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Longboat Key | 7,479 | 8 | 0 | B+ |
| 8 | West Samoset | 6,985 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | Ellenton | 5,391 | 39 | 2 | B+ |
| 10 | Whitfield | 5,048 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Cortez | 5,033 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 12 | Samoset | 4,235 | 3 | 0 | A+ |
| 13 | West Bradenton | 3,935 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Holmes Beach | 3,076 | 2 | 0 | B |
| 15 | Anna Maria | 825 | 0 | 0 | C |
| 16 | Bradenton Beach | 737 | 2 | 1 | B- |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Manatee County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.