ZIP 35043 recorded 104 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 455 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
455 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 66 | |
| 2023 | 101 | |
| 2024 | 137 | |
| 2025 | 104 |
Nov peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35043 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 70 | 15.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 64 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 56 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 36 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 36 | 7.9% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35043 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 41 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 22 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 22 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Other | 8 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Outside area, other | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 4 | 2.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 19.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 84 | 52.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 7.5% | |
| 3 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 11 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 7 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 5 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 24 | 14.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35043 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2027% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $348,300 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $255,600 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,833 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $21,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35043.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 453 | |
| 2 | Columbiana | 1 | |
| 3 | Sterrett | 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 — 455 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.