ZIP 35214 recorded 136 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 373 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
373 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 70 | |
| 2024 | 145 | |
| 2025 | 136 |
Sep peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35214 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 70 | 18.8% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 51 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 38 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 29 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 18 | 4.8% |
For the 27 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35214 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 37 | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 24 | 15.7% | |
| 3 | Other | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 25.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 91 | 59.5% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 21 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.0% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 11 | 7.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35214 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 99% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $97,500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $60,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35214.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 314 | |
| 2 | Adamsville | 3 | |
| 3 | Forestdale | 3 | |
| 4 | Brookside | 1 | |
| 5 | Hoover | 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 — 373 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.