ZIP 35403 recorded 4 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 18 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Tuscaloosa County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
18 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35403 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 4 | 22.2% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Overheated motor | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 2 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 1 | 5.6% |
For the 0 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35403 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 58.3% | |
| 2 | Function area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Outside area, other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Construction/renovation area | 1 | 8.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 1 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Chemical reaction | 1 | 8.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35403 across 2021–2025. These 4 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $1 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $1 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35403.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuscaloosa | 15 | |
| 2 | Cottondale | 1 | |
| 3 | Northport | 1 |
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 — 18 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.