In 2025, fire departments serving Parrish responded to 57 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $40K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 70% of all calls.
Sep peaks. Nov dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
412 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $467K cumulative property loss. 2 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72 | — | |
| 2022 | 98 | +36.1% | |
| 2023 | 98 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 87 | -11.2% | |
| 2025 | 57 | -34.5% |
For the 11 building fires Parrish departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 222 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 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 68 | 30.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 66 | 29.7% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 10 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Other | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 2.7% | |
| 10 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 26 | 11.7% |
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 Parrish mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 116 | 52.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 14 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Conducted heat from another fire | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 12 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 17 | 7.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Parrish departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $40,000 | Fire, other | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $25,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Parrish sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 23,748 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2,950 | 24.3 mi | |
| 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,784 | 20.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,003 | 42.5 mi | |
| 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,540 | 47.3 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,308 | 17.3 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,163 | 49.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Natural | 1,100 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,014 | 47.8 mi | |
| 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 919 | 32.2 mi | |
| 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 890 | 26.6 mi | |
| 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 700 | 14.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 660 | 12.3 mi |
Top 6 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 Parrish. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
2 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Parrish.
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.