ZIP 32653 recorded 58 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 340 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Alachua County, FL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
340 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71 | |
| 2022 | 73 | |
| 2023 | 61 | |
| 2024 | 77 | |
| 2025 | 58 |
Apr peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 32653 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 36 | 10.6% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 33 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 26 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 22 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 17 | 5.0% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 32653 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 11 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 7 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 17.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 34.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 3 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 10 | 13.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 32653 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 645% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $107,792 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 32653.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gainesville | 290 | |
| 2 | Alachua | 20 |
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 — 340 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.