In 2025, fire departments serving Flomaton responded to 14 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 78% of all calls.
Oct peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
95 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | — | |
| 2022 | 28 | +55.6% | |
| 2023 | 19 | -32.1% | |
| 2024 | 16 | -15.8% | |
| 2025 | 14 | -12.5% |
For the 4 building fires Flomaton departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 5 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Structural area, other | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Exterior, exposed surface | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 20.0% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Flomaton mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 4 | 80.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 20.0% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Flomaton sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 59,845 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,500 | 44.8 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5,100 | 46.6 mi | |
| 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,930 | 44.4 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,900 | 45.4 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,490 | 42.0 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,926 | 23.6 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,486 | 43.5 mi | |
| 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,400 | 37.3 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,332 | 45.9 mi | |
| 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2,215 | 33.2 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,176 | 32.6 mi | |
| 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,846 | 39.1 mi |
Top 2 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Alabama cities with population within ±25% of Flomaton. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Flomaton.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.