ZIP 35068 recorded 77 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 387 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
387 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 95 | |
| 2022 | 77 | |
| 2023 | 94 | |
| 2024 | 44 | |
| 2025 | 77 |
Jun peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35068 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 39 | 10.1% | |
| 2 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 38 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 35 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 30 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 28 | 7.2% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35068 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 30 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 26 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 20 | 11.5% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 16 | 9.2% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 35 | 20.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 83 | 47.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 18 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Match | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 14.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35068 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 410% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $127,600 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35068.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fultondale | 357 | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 18 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01117 |
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 — 387 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.