ZIP 35210 recorded 152 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 737 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
737 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 119 | |
| 2022 | 120 | |
| 2023 | 190 | |
| 2024 | 156 | |
| 2025 | 152 |
Oct peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35210 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 88 | 11.9% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 73 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 62 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 62 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 55 | 7.5% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35210 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 82 | 31.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 62 | 23.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 19 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Other | 9 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 52 | 19.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 164 | 62.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 13 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 13 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 31 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35210 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 165% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35210.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irondale | 545 | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 169 | |
| 3 | Odenville | 5 | |
| 4 | Trussville | 3 | |
| 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 — 737 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.