ZIP 35215 recorded 289 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,538 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,538 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 272 | |
| 2022 | 250 | |
| 2023 | 400 | |
| 2024 | 327 | |
| 2025 | 289 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35215 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 297 | 19.3% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 136 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 132 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 122 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 107 | 7.0% |
For the 64 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35215 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 111 | 17.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 87 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 64 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Other | 60 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 46 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 39 | 6.0% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 33 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 30 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 177 | 27.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 336 | 51.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 58 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 44 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 28 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 26 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 22 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 16 | 2.5% | |
| 8 | Fireworks | 14 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 103 | 15.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35215 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 192% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $999,999 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $650,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 8 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35215.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 1,157 | |
| 2 | Center Point | 312 | |
| 3 | Clay | 14 | |
| 4 | Fultondale | 1 | |
| 5 | Pell City | 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 — 1,538 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.