ZIP 35045 recorded 242 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 957 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chilton County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
957 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 118 | |
| 2022 | 159 | |
| 2023 | 237 | |
| 2024 | 201 | |
| 2025 | 242 |
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35045 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 236 | 24.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 140 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 98 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 60 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 59 | 6.2% |
For the 51 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35045 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 96 | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 43 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 36 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 20 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Other | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 70 | 21.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 196 | 60.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 33 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 16 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 14 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 13 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 6 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 8.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35045 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 211% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $235,400 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $190,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $187,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $159,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35045.
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 — 957 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.