ZIP 35096 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 524 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Talladega County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
524 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 89 | |
| 2023 | 135 | |
| 2024 | 191 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
Feb peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35096 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 77 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 60 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 40 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 38 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 30 | 5.7% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35096 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 120 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 103 | 26.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 18 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 16 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 13 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 56 | 14.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 255 | 65.6% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 19 | 4.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 16 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 14 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 12 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 11 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 42 | 10.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35096 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 133256% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $500 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $1 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35096.
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 — 524 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.