ZIP 32159 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 547 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lake County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
547 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 142 | |
| 2022 | 129 | |
| 2023 | 119 | |
| 2024 | 118 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Jan peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 32159 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 56 | 10.2% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 52 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 44 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 44 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 35 | 6.4% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 32159 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 50 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 34 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 28 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Other | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 20.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 80 | 36.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 22 | 10.0% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 47 | 21.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 32159 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 661% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $235,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Camper or recreational vehicle (RV) fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 32159.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lady Lake | 417 | |
| 2 | The Villages | 112 | |
| 3 | Fruitland Park | 2 | |
| 4 | Leesburg | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumter County | FL | 1.00 | FIPS 12119 |
| Marion County | FL | 0.50 | FIPS 12083 |
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 — 547 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.