ZIP 35126 recorded 139 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 797 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
797 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 123 | |
| 2022 | 148 | |
| 2023 | 199 | |
| 2024 | 188 | |
| 2025 | 139 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35126 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire, other | 118 | 14.8% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 104 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 82 | 10.3% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 71 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 53 | 6.6% |
For the 26 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35126 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 93 | 24.3% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 58 | 15.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 39 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 36 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 31 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 31 | 8.1% | |
| 7 | Other | 8 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 8 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 78 | 20.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 203 | 53.1% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 24 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 23 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 16 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 14 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 13 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 63 | 16.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35126 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 201% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $850,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $360,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $299,400 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $215,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $180,000 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35126.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pinson | 635 | |
| 2 | Clay | 15 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 1 | |
| 4 | Homewood | 1 | |
| 5 | Hoover | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clair County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01115 |
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 — 797 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.