ZIP 35007 recorded 173 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 912 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
912 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 140 | |
| 2022 | 235 | |
| 2023 | 188 | |
| 2024 | 176 | |
| 2025 | 173 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35007 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 127 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 117 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 80 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 59 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 59 | 6.5% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35007 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 85 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 54 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 41 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 15 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 83 | 23.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 174 | 49.9% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 20 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 20 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 16 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 15 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 15 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 15 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Match | 11 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 63 | 18.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35007 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 189% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $386,478 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $220,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $168,790 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $138,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35007.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabaster | 900 | |
| 2 | Pelham | 3 | |
| 3 | Calera | 1 | |
| 4 | Helena | 1 | |
| 5 | Prattville | 1 |
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 — 912 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.