ZIP 34285 recorded 72 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 543 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Sarasota County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
543 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 151 | |
| 2023 | 132 | |
| 2024 | 178 | |
| 2025 | 72 |
Oct peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 34285 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 107 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 58 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 43 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 40 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 35 | 6.4% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 34285 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 21 | 22.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 8 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 30 | 31.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 40.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 4 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 11.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 34285 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1872% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $345,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $275,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 34285.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venice | 535 | |
| 2 | South Sarasota | 3 |
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 — 543 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.