ZIP 35228 recorded 61 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 263 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
263 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | |
| 2022 | 57 | |
| 2023 | 58 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 61 |
May peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35228 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 54 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 37 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 23 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 20 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 16 | 6.1% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35228 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 15 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 13 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Other | 8 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 4.2% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 24.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 106 | 63.9% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 6.6% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 9 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Arcing | 4 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 10.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35228 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 108% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35228.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midfield | 189 | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 72 |
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 — 263 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.