ZIP 32601 recorded 143 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 734 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alachua County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
734 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 128 | |
| 2022 | 144 | |
| 2023 | 154 | |
| 2024 | 165 | |
| 2025 | 143 |
Nov peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 32601 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 96 | 13.1% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 72 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 59 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 40 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 32 | 4.4% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 32601 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 14 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 12 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 6 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Other | 4 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 52 | 35.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 32 | 21.8% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 19 | 12.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 10 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 5 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 16.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 32601 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 621% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $141,287 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 32601.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gainesville | 724 | |
| 2 | Gainesville | 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 — 734 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.