ZIP 35121 recorded 162 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 692 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Blount County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
692 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 94 | |
| 2022 | 96 | |
| 2023 | 159 | |
| 2024 | 181 | |
| 2025 | 162 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35121 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 148 | 21.4% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 81 | 11.7% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 64 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 45 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 40 | 5.8% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35121 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildland, woods | 29 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 22 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 22 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 9.9% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 15 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 12 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 8 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Other | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 68 | 33.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 56 | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 23 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 15 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 10 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 5.0% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 5.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 49 | 24.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35121 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 401% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $621,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35121.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oneonta | 680 | |
| 2 | Rosa | 2 | |
| 3 | Altoona | 1 | |
| 4 | Center Point | 1 | |
| 5 | Remlap | 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 — 692 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.