ZIP 35147 recorded 24 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 114 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
114 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 31 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 24 |
Mar peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35147 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 20 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 18 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 8 | 7.0% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35147 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 17 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 8 | 12.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 6 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 20.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 31 | 49.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Cigarette lighter | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 12.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35147 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $2,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $300 | Fire in portable building, fixed location | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35147.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sterrett | 109 | |
| 2 | Columbiana | 1 | |
| 3 | Springville | 1 | |
| 4 | Vandiver | 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 — 114 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.