ZIP 35226 recorded 181 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 635 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
635 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 132 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 152 | |
| 2024 | 143 | |
| 2025 | 181 |
Aug peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35226 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 111 | 17.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 53 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Flammable gas or liquid condition, other | 50 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective/worn | 42 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 35 | 5.5% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35226 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 29 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 21 | 13.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 15 | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 27.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 41.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 17 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Lightning | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 19.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35226 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 252% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35226.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoover | 575 | |
| 2 | Vestavia Hills | 31 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 11 | |
| 4 | Homewood | 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 — 635 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.