ZIP 35234 recorded 117 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 279 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
279 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 82 | |
| 2024 | 60 | |
| 2025 | 117 |
Dec peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35234 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 46 | 16.5% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 39 | 14.0% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 27 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 23 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 22 | 7.9% |
For the 23 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35234 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 43 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Other | 14 | 10.9% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 4.7% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 27 | 20.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 74 | 57.4% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 17 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 4 | Incendiary device | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 11.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35234 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 72% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $204,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35234.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 279 |
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 — 279 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.