ZIP 35179 recorded 87 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 554 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cullman County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
554 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 81 | |
| 2022 | 153 | |
| 2023 | 158 | |
| 2024 | 75 | |
| 2025 | 87 |
Nov peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35179 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 133 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | Grass fire | 96 | 17.3% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 76 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 29 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Authorized controlled burning | 28 | 5.1% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35179 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 26.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 63 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 30 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 16 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Structural area, other | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Other | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 51 | 18.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 173 | 61.6% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 16 | 5.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 9 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 8 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35179 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 700% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Rail vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35179.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Point | 21 | |
| 2 | Cullman | 7 | |
| 3 | Falkville | 4 |
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 — 554 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.