ZIP 35116 recorded 19 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 77 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
77 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 19 |
Aug peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35116 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 14 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 9 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 7 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 7 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 7 | 9.1% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35116 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 9 | 30.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 5 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 3 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 4 | 13.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 53.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 3.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35116 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 337% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $4,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35116.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morris | 65 | |
| 2 | Kimberly | 4 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 1 | |
| 4 | Fultondale | 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 — 77 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.