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Damage Report · Greater Orlando, Florida · October 2026

Orlando Fire & Water Damage Report: October 2026

Greater Orlando recorded 372 damage incidents in October 2026 across Orange and Seminole counties. Incidents rose from 283 in September to 372 in October, an increase of 31%. The month averaged 12 incidents per day and peaked on October 23 with 20 incidents.

At a glance

  • 372Damage incidents tracked in October 2026
  • ~12/dayAverage daily incident volume
  • 181Structure fires
  • 70%Incidents with medium or high damage estimates

Incidents by type

Structure firesStructure fires: 181181Residential firesResidential fires: 161161Commercial firesCommercial fires: 2424Flood & water damageFlood & water damage: 66
Verified incidents by type, Greater Orlando, October 2026.

Incidents by property type

Single-family homesSingle-family homes: 129129MultifamilyMultifamily: 5151RetailRetail: 3030OfficesOffices: 1919Other commercialOther commercial: 1717Mobile homesMobile homes: 1616Hotels & lodgingHotels & lodging: 1515InstitutionalInstitutional: 1313SchoolsSchools: 1313CondosCondos: 99OtherOther: 6060
Incidents by property type, Greater Orlando, October 2026. Property types come from assessor and building-footprint records, known for 95% of incidents. Multifamily covers 2 to 4 unit buildings plus multifamily buildings whose unit count is not on record; Other includes properties not yet classified.

Estimated damage severity

Low damage: 113 incidents (30%)30%Medium damage: 197 incidents (53%)53%High damage: 62 incidents (17%)17%
Low · 113 incidentsMedium · 197 incidentsHigh · 62 incidents
Estimated damage severity split, Greater Orlando, October 2026.

Busiest cities

UnincorporatedUnincorporated: 110110OrlandoOrlando: 110110SanfordSanford: 2323OviedoOviedo: 1717Altamonte SpringsAltamonte Springs: 1717Winter ParkWinter Park: 1414
Incidents by city, top 6, October 2026.

Peak day: October 23 (20 incidents). Counties covered: Orange, Seminole.

What stood out

  • On October 23 Greater Orlando logged 20 incidents, the month peak against a 12 per day average, affecting response patterns in Orlando and surrounding cities.
  • Unincorporated areas reported 110 incidents across Orange and Seminole counties, matching Orlando at 110 and accounting for 30% of the 372 incidents.
  • Sanford recorded 23 incidents while Oviedo and Altamonte Springs each logged 17, contributing to a cities two to four combined total of 150 incidents across Greater Orlando.

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Methodology: incident counts reflect verified fire and water damage incidents surfaced to FirstLeads subscribers in the Greater Orlando throughout October 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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