ZIP 32609 recorded 219 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,104 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alachua County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,104 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 164 | |
| 2022 | 231 | |
| 2023 | 222 | |
| 2024 | 268 | |
| 2025 | 219 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 32609 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 171 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 104 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 75 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 64 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 56 | 5.1% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 32609 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 32 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 32 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 28 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 20 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 69 | 31.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 82 | 37.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 33 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 19 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 14 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 35 | 16.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 32609 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 157% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $318,723 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $211,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $140,786 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 32609.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gainesville | 980 | |
| 2 | Alachua | 16 | |
| 3 | Waldo | 9 |
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 — 1,104 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.