ZIP 32605 recorded 135 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 631 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alachua County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
631 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 115 | |
| 2022 | 124 | |
| 2023 | 110 | |
| 2024 | 147 | |
| 2025 | 135 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 32605 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 180 | 28.5% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 52 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 30 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 28 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 28 | 4.4% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 32605 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 20.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 13.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 10 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 31 | 34.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 19 | 21.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 13 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 10 | 11.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 9.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 32605 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 345% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $215,254 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 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 32605.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gainesville | 602 |
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 — 631 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.