ZIP 35124 recorded 145 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 765 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
765 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 156 | |
| 2023 | 186 | |
| 2024 | 212 | |
| 2025 | 145 |
Feb peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35124 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 101 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 76 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 64 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 60 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 55 | 7.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35124 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 48 | 17.6% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 43 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 40 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 34 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 20 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 53 | 19.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 128 | 47.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 21 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 18 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 11 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 8 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 47 | 17.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35124 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1053% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $275,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35124.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pelham | 709 | |
| 2 | Hoover | 8 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 3 | |
| 4 | Pell City | 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 — 765 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.