ZIP 35044 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 97 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Talladega County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
97 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Apr peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35044 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 35 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 17 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 12 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 11 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 8 | 8.2% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35044 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 56.0% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Outside area, other | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 2 | 8.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 72.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 2 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Cigarette | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Candle | 1 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Lightning | 1 | 4.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35044 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 107% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $157,878 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $157,878 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35044.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Childersburg | 96 | |
| 2 | Sylacauga | 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 — 97 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.