ZIP 35178 recorded 16 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 122 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Shelby County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
122 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 16 |
Feb peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35178 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 22 | 18.0% | |
| 2 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 20 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 14 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 11 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 6.6% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35178 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 8 | Other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 24.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 54.5% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 2 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Match | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 1 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 6.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35178 across 2021–2025. These 7 fires alone account for 111% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $90,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $4,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $2,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $300 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35178.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent | 119 | |
| 2 | Wilsonville | 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 |
| Talladega County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01121 |
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 — 122 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.