ZIP 35404 recorded 139 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 456 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Tuscaloosa County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
456 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 60 | |
| 2023 | 108 | |
| 2024 | 126 | |
| 2025 | 139 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35404 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 64 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 50 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 40 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 37 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 33 | 7.2% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35404 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 64 | 25.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 36 | 14.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 22 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 18 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Other | 17 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 62 | 24.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 128 | 50.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 22 | 8.7% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 22 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 10 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 12.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35404 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 231% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $220,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $78,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35404.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuscaloosa | 426 | |
| 2 | Cottondale | 13 | |
| 3 | Holt | 5 |
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 — 456 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.