ZIP 35150 recorded 63 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 382 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Talladega County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
382 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 208 | |
| 2023 | 52 | |
| 2024 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 63 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35150 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 121 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 78 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 58 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 19 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 15 | 3.9% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35150 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 87 | 46.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 33 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 32 | 16.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 130 | 68.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 12 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35150 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35150.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylacauga | 352 | |
| 2 | Oak Grove | 10 | |
| 3 | Talladega | 3 | |
| 4 | Stewartville | 2 | |
| 5 | Rockford | 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 — 382 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.