ZIP 35097 recorded 10 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 49 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Blount County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
49 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 10 |
Mar peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35097 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 10 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 7 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 5 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 4 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 4 | 8.2% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35097 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Structural area, other | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 16.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 2 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Match | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 4.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 4.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35097 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 279% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35097.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Locust Fork | 46 | |
| 2 | Cleveland | 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 — 49 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.