ZIP 32603 recorded 17 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 120 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alachua County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
120 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 17 |
Nov peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 32603 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 21 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 14 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 11 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 9 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 9 | 7.5% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 32603 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Arena, assembly area w/ fixed seats - 100+ persons | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 24.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 4 | 16.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 3 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 7 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 32603 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 993% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Garbage dump or sanitary landfill fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 32603.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gainesville | 113 | |
| 2 | Macclenny | 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 — 120 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.