ZIP 35078 recorded 1 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 22 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
22 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35078 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 3 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Hazardous condition, other | 2 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 2 | 9.1% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35078 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 2 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Fuel tank, fuel line | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 58.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35078 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $1,500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35078.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harpersville | 21 | |
| 2 | Westover | 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 — 22 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.