Damage Report · Greater Orlando, Florida · August 2026

Orlando Fire Damage Report: August 2026

Greater Orlando (Orange, Seminole counties) recorded 307 damage incidents in August 2026, averaging 10 per day and peaking on August 28 with 21 incidents. Unincorporated areas reported 122 incidents while Orlando logged 79, and 253 incidents carried medium or high damage estimates.

At a glance

  • 307Damage incidents tracked in August 2026
  • ~10/dayAverage daily incident volume
  • 152Structure fires
  • 21Incidents on August 28, the month's peak day

Incidents by type

Structure firesStructure fires: 152152Residential firesResidential fires: 147147Commercial firesCommercial fires: 88
Verified incidents by type, Greater Orlando, August 2026.

Estimated damage severity

Low damage: 54 incidents (18%)18%Medium damage: 180 incidents (59%)59%High damage: 73 incidents (24%)24%
Low · 54 incidentsMedium · 180 incidentsHigh · 73 incidents
Estimated damage severity split, Greater Orlando, August 2026.

Busiest cities

UnincorporatedUnincorporated: 122122OrlandoOrlando: 7979Altamonte SpringsAltamonte Springs: 1515SanfordSanford: 1414Winter ParkWinter Park: 1313OviedoOviedo: 1010
Incidents by city, top 6, August 2026.

Peak day: August 28 (21 incidents). Counties covered: Orange, Seminole.

What stood out

  • Outside city limits, unincorporated areas logged 122 incidents in Greater Orlando, representing 40% of the area total and the largest single share among listed cities this month.
  • High damage estimates appeared in 253 incidents across Greater Orlando, accounting for 82% of the month and indicating many cases will need more than basic cleanup in Orange and Seminole counties.
  • Structure fires totaled 152 across Greater Orlando, including 147 residential fires in Orange and Seminole counties, so home repair assignments will dominate contractor workloads this month.

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Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the Greater Orlando throughout August 2026, aggregated from FirstLeads' real-time incident monitoring network and frozen as a monthly snapshot at publish time. Damage severity is estimated from emergency response signals at the time of the incident.

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