ZIP 35456 recorded 12 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 110 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Tuscaloosa County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
110 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 37 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 12 |
Mar peaks. Nov dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35456 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passenger vehicle fire | 19 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 17 | 15.5% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 16 | 14.5% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 13 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 7 | 6.4% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35456 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 33 | 57.9% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 5 | 8.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 73.7% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 3 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 3 | 5.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35456 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 75500% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 2 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $70,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35456.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cottondale | 1 | |
| 2 | 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 — 110 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.