ZIP 32640 recorded 116 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 594 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alachua County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
594 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 122 | |
| 2022 | 130 | |
| 2023 | 107 | |
| 2024 | 119 | |
| 2025 | 116 |
Jan peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 32640 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 71 | 12.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 59 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 51 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 40 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 37 | 6.2% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 32640 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 39 | 21.8% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 16 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 13 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 25.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 88 | 49.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 25 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 15.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 32640 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 114% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Self-propelled motor home or recreational vehicle | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 32640.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawthorne | 465 | |
| 2 | Waldo | 7 | |
| 3 | Gainesville | 3 | |
| 4 | Interlachen | 3 | |
| 5 | Micanopy | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam County | FL | 1.00 | FIPS 12107 |
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 — 594 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.