ZIP 35216 recorded 219 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,104 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
1,104 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 264 | |
| 2022 | 154 | |
| 2023 | 228 | |
| 2024 | 239 | |
| 2025 | 219 |
Jul peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35216 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 147 | 13.3% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 143 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 112 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 100 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 67 | 6.1% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35216 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 54 | 16.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 45 | 13.4% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 40 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 28 | 8.4% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 21 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 21 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 13 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 105 | 31.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 158 | 47.2% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 41 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 27 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 24 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 19 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 2.7% | |
| 8 | Heat source: other | 8 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 37 | 11.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35216 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 889% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 5 | $340,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35216.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vestavia Hills | 513 | |
| 2 | Hoover | 346 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 54 | |
| 4 | Pinson | 2 | |
| 5 | Clay | 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 — 1,104 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.