ZIP 35473 recorded 13 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 34 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Tuscaloosa County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
34 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 13 |
Dec peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35473 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 9 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 6 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 2 | 5.9% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35473 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 15 | 71.4% | |
| 2 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Multiple areas | 1 | 4.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 16 | 76.2% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 4.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35473 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 3180% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $2,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $1,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35473.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northport | 32 | |
| 2 | Cottondale | 2 |
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 — 34 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.