ZIP 35079 recorded 87 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 452 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Blount County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
452 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 81 | |
| 2022 | 80 | |
| 2023 | 82 | |
| 2024 | 122 | |
| 2025 | 87 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35079 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 119 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 89 | 19.7% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 35 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 26 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 22 | 4.9% |
For the 22 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35079 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 48.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 10.8% | |
| 3 | Other | 8 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 6 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Function area, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 12.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 71 | 64.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 7.2% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 7 | 6.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35079 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 368% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $86,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35079.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayden | 433 | |
| 2 | Locust Fork | 5 | |
| 3 | Warrior | 3 | |
| 4 | Hanceville | 1 | |
| 5 | Troy | 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 — 452 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.