ZIP 35207 recorded 120 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 328 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
328 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 105 | |
| 2024 | 77 | |
| 2025 | 120 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35207 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 61 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 49 | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 36 | 11.0% | |
| 4 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 18 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 16 | 4.9% |
For the 20 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35207 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 27.2% | |
| 2 | Other | 21 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 20 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 16 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 24.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 50.3% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 28 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated heat from another fire | 11 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Incendiary device | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 9.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35207 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 94% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35207.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 323 |
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 — 328 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.