ZIP 35218 recorded 96 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 314 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
314 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 37 | |
| 2023 | 88 | |
| 2024 | 93 | |
| 2025 | 96 |
Jun peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35218 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 66 | 21.0% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 52 | 16.6% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 35 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 21 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 17 | 5.4% |
For the 19 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35218 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 89 | 49.2% | |
| 2 | Other | 19 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 8 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Egress/exit, other | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 18.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 123 | 68.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 11 | 6.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Incendiary device | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | Radiated heat from another fire | 4 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 9.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35218 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 88% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $195,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $53,400 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35218.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 301 |
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 — 314 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.