ZIP 35016 recorded 76 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 271 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Blount County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
271 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 119 | |
| 2025 | 76 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35016 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 74 | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 53 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 19 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 17 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 16 | 5.9% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35016 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 69 | 48.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 23 | 16.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 9.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 119 | 84.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 0.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35016 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 507% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $215,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $189,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $183,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $157,300 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35016.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arab | 266 | |
| 2 | Guntersville | 3 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall County | AL | 1.00 | FIPS 01095 |
| Cullman County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01043 |
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 — 271 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.