ZIP 32606 recorded 122 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 552 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alachua County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
552 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 111 | |
| 2022 | 108 | |
| 2023 | 60 | |
| 2024 | 151 | |
| 2025 | 122 |
May peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 32606 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 142 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 37 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 30 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 27 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 25 | 4.5% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 32606 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 24 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 22 | 20.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 15 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 44.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 14 | 13.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 32606 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 127% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $267,817 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $230,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 32606.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gainesville | 351 | |
| 2 | Alachua | 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 — 552 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.