ZIP 32608 recorded 202 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,056 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alachua County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,056 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 206 | |
| 2022 | 264 | |
| 2023 | 163 | |
| 2024 | 221 | |
| 2025 | 202 |
Apr peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 32608 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 107 | 10.1% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 92 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 78 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 72 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 70 | 6.6% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 32608 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 52 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 51 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 38 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 21 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 11 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 6 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 81 | 29.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 103 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 56 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 26 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 20 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 18 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 14 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Match | 5 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 10.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 32608 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 350% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $532,460 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $210,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 32608.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gainesville | 715 | |
| 2 | Archer | 7 | |
| 3 | Orlando | 3 |
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 — 1,056 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.