ZIP 35049 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 77 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Blount County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
77 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35049 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 24 | 31.2% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 9 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 9 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 5 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 5 | 6.5% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35049 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 15.6% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 4 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 40.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 7 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 2 | 6.2% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 12.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35049 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1485% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $40,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35049.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland | 72 | |
| 2 | Blountsville | 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 — 77 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.