ZIP 35217 recorded 83 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 494 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
494 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 89 | |
| 2022 | 97 | |
| 2023 | 117 | |
| 2024 | 108 | |
| 2025 | 83 |
Mar peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35217 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 101 | 20.4% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 62 | 12.6% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 62 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 31 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 25 | 5.1% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35217 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 27.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 34 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 18 | 6.8% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 14 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Other | 13 | 4.9% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 73 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 149 | 56.2% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 17 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Match | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 43 | 16.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35217 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 118% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $399,999 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $175,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $121,600 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35217.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 325 | |
| 2 | Tarrant | 132 | |
| 3 | Fultondale | 16 | |
| 4 | Center Point | 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 — 494 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.