ZIP 35490 recorded 27 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 138 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Tuscaloosa County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
138 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 27 |
Mar peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35490 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 20 | 14.5% | |
| 2 | Passenger vehicle fire | 18 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Grass fire | 14 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 12 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 7 | 5.1% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35490 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 52 | 49.1% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 10 | 9.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 7 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 14 | 13.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 79 | 74.5% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.8% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | Match | 3 | 2.8% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 2 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 8 | 7.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35490 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 326% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $30,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35490.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vance | 123 | |
| 2 | Brookwood | 1 | |
| 3 | Coaling | 1 | |
| 4 | Tuscaloosa | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bibb County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01007 |
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 — 138 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.