ZIP 35243 recorded 133 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 516 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
516 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 71 | |
| 2023 | 91 | |
| 2024 | 155 | |
| 2025 | 133 |
Jul peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35243 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 95 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 58 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 44 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 39 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 37 | 7.2% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35243 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 23 | 17.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 23 | 17.7% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 16 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Other | 3 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 34 | 26.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 67 | 51.5% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 9 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 15 | 11.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35243 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 249% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $600,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $280,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $150,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $90,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35243.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vestavia Hills | 205 | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 165 | |
| 3 | Mountain Brook | 5 | |
| 4 | Hoover | 3 |
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 — 516 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.