ZIP 35171 recorded 52 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 227 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Chilton County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
227 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 59 | |
| 2023 | 51 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 52 |
Nov peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35171 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 52 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 45 | 19.8% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 24 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Authorized controlled burning | 17 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 10 | 4.4% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35171 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 19 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 16 | 16.3% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 12.2% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 3 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 14.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 43.9% | |
| 2 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 9 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 5 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 4 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 12 | 12.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35171 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 118% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $60,995 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $44,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35171.
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 — 227 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.