ZIP 35071 recorded 42 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 122 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
122 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 59 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 42 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35071 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 14 | 11.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 12 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 10 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 10 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 9 | 7.4% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35071 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 9 | 16.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 30 | 54.5% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Molten, hot material | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 5.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35071 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 97% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,500 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35071.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gardendale | 112 | |
| 2 | Adamsville | 2 | |
| 3 | Fultondale | 2 | |
| 4 | Birmingham | 1 | |
| 5 | Kimberly | 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 — 122 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.