ZIP 34638 recorded 96 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 487 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Pasco County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
487 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 88 | |
| 2022 | 80 | |
| 2023 | 106 | |
| 2024 | 117 | |
| 2025 | 96 |
May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 34638 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unauthorized burning | 82 | 16.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 71 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 33 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 28 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 26 | 5.3% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 34638 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 22 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 12 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 7.3% | |
| 7 | Other | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 32.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Lightning | 10 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 5 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 27.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 34638 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 132% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $185,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 34638.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shady Hills | 5 | |
| 2 | Lutz | 4 | |
| 3 | New Port Richey | 4 | |
| 4 | Spring Hill | 2 | |
| 5 | Brooksville | 1 |
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 — 487 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.