ZIP 32643 recorded 58 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 290 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alachua County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
290 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 40 | |
| 2023 | 104 | |
| 2024 | 74 | |
| 2025 | 58 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 32643 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 61 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 38 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 30 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 19 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 12 | 4.1% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 32643 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 30.7% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 26 | 25.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 48 | 47.5% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 10 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 32643 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 290% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $568,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $484,900 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $135,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 32643.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Springs | 253 | |
| 2 | Alachua | 4 | |
| 3 | Lake City | 2 | |
| 4 | Newberry | 2 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilchrist County | FL | 1.00 | FIPS 12041 |
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 — 290 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.