ZIP 35204 recorded 210 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 586 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
586 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 62 | |
| 2023 | 177 | |
| 2024 | 137 | |
| 2025 | 210 |
May peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35204 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 138 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 95 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 71 | 12.1% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 37 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 31 | 5.3% |
For the 62 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35204 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 138 | 43.4% | |
| 2 | Other | 37 | 11.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Structural area, other | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 73 | 23.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 225 | 70.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 29 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 4 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 7.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35204 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 61% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35204.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 585 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01117 |
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 — 586 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.