ZIP 35233 recorded 79 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 214 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
214 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 64 | |
| 2024 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 79 |
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35233 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 47 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 26 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 21 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 20 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 14 | 6.5% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35233 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 23 | 36.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 7 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 5 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Equipment or service area, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 10 | 15.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 44 | 69.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 4 | 6.3% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35233 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1124% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $23,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35233.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 214 |
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 — 214 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.