ZIP 35444 recorded 32 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 320 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
320 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | |
| 2022 | 79 | |
| 2023 | 77 | |
| 2024 | 71 | |
| 2025 | 32 |
Nov peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35444 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 47 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 40 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 35 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 30 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 23 | 7.2% |
For the 5 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35444 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 94 | 60.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 12 | 7.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Vacant structural area | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Other | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 8.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 131 | 84.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 3 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 3.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35444 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $8,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $200 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35444.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brookwood | 306 | |
| 2 | Tuscaloosa | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa County | AL | 1.00 | FIPS 01125 |
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 — 320 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.