ZIP 35487 recorded 3 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 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Aug peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35487 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 8 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 3 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 1 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 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 35487 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assembly area without fixed seats - 100+ persons | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 5 | Railroad right of way: on or near | 1 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 2 | 40.0% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 20.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35487 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $300 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $250 | Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35487.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuscaloosa | 17 | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 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.