ZIP 35549 recorded 39 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 254 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Fayette County, AL.
254 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 46 | |
| 2023 | 70 | |
| 2024 | 76 | |
| 2025 | 39 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35549 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 44 | 17.3% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 41 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 26 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 23 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 14 | 5.5% |
For the 3 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35549 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 103 | 58.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 22 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Other | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 18 | 10.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 135 | 76.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 4 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Match | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Lightning | 3 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 7.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35549 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $225,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $63,200 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $18,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $7,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $7,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35549.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon Hill | 247 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker County | AL | 1.00 | FIPS 01127 |
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 — 254 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.