ZIP 35235 recorded 99 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 484 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
484 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 120 | |
| 2024 | 117 | |
| 2025 | 99 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35235 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 81 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 53 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 49 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 42 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 32 | 6.6% |
For the 17 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35235 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 18.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 26 | 14.6% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 26 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | Outside area, other | 17 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 7 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 48 | 27.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 92 | 51.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 11 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 10 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 11.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35235 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 186% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $200,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $163,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35235.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 392 | |
| 2 | Trussville | 81 | |
| 3 | Center Point | 4 | |
| 4 | Irondale | 1 | |
| 5 | Mountain Brook | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clair County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01115 |
| 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 — 484 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.