ZIP 35118 recorded 20 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 120 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
120 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 20 |
May peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35118 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 39 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 18 | 15.0% | |
| 3 | Accident, potential accident, other | 14 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 9 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 6 | 5.0% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35118 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Egress/exit, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 28.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 69.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | Explosive, fireworks, other | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 5.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35118 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 331% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $39,950 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $28,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $27,150 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $23,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $17,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $11,800 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35118.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylvan Springs | 68 | |
| 2 | Mulga | 40 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 3 | |
| 4 | Minor | 2 |
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 — 120 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.