ZIP 35023 recorded 231 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 738 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
738 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 200 | |
| 2024 | 252 | |
| 2025 | 231 |
Oct peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35023 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 98 | 13.3% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 77 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 72 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 47 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 43 | 5.8% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35023 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 82 | 31.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 35 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 22 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 57 | 21.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 147 | 56.1% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 25 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 18 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 16 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Candle | 4 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35023 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 129% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $900,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35023.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hueytown | 545 | |
| 2 | Bessemer | 182 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 3 | |
| 4 | Concord | 2 |
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 — 738 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.