ZIP 35244 recorded 168 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 682 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
682 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 138 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 158 | |
| 2024 | 204 | |
| 2025 | 168 |
Jul peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35244 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flammable gas or liquid condition, other | 67 | 9.8% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 60 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 51 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 50 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 45 | 6.6% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35244 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 32 | 15.0% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 30 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 29 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 23 | 10.8% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 13 | 6.1% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 19.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 103 | 48.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 17 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 13 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 11 | 5.2% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 15.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35244 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 161% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $450,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $100,000 | Grass fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35244.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoover | 612 | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 54 | |
| 3 | Bessemer | 1 | |
| 4 | McCalla | 1 | |
| 5 | Pelham | 1 |
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 — 682 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.