ZIP 35223 recorded 31 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 130 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
130 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 30 | |
| 2024 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 31 |
May peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35223 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 43 | 33.1% | |
| 2 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 21 | 16.2% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 19 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 16 | 12.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 7 | 5.4% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35223 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storage area, other | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 1 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 3 | 100.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35223 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 158% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35223.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mountain Brook | 100 | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 21 | |
| 3 | Vestavia Hills | 1 |
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 — 130 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.