ZIP 35209 recorded 241 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 773 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
773 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | |
| 2022 | 133 | |
| 2023 | 213 | |
| 2024 | 93 | |
| 2025 | 241 |
Oct peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35209 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 76 | 9.8% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 75 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 75 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 57 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 56 | 7.2% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35209 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 39 | 19.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 28 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 17 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 17 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 10 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 67 | 33.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 87 | 43.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 19 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 14 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 7 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 27 | 13.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35209 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 89% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $16,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $13,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35209.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homewood | 611 | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 156 | |
| 3 | Hoover | 2 | |
| 4 | Vestavia Hills | 2 | |
| 5 | Bessemer | 1 |
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 — 773 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.