ZIP 35040 recorded 76 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 639 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
639 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 109 | |
| 2022 | 130 | |
| 2023 | 160 | |
| 2024 | 164 | |
| 2025 | 76 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35040 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 93 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 56 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 55 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 44 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 43 | 6.7% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35040 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 57 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 36 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 34 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Other | 22 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 22 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 7.2% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 18 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 5.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 66 | 22.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 148 | 50.9% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 20 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 18 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 14 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 7 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 14.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35040 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 103% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $2,500 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35040.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calera | 633 | |
| 2 | Montevallo | 3 | |
| 3 | Chelsea | 1 | |
| 4 | Jemison | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chilton County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01021 |
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 — 639 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.