ZIP 35550 recorded 130 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 344 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Walker County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
344 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 64 | |
| 2023 | 34 | |
| 2024 | 71 | |
| 2025 | 130 |
Feb peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35550 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 82 | 23.8% | |
| 2 | Accident, potential accident, other | 55 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 29 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 26 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Natural vegetation fire, other | 25 | 7.3% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35550 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 91 | 47.6% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 22 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Corridor, mall | 3 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 25 | 13.1% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 123 | 64.4% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 5.8% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 8 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 6 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 17 | 8.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35550 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 2033% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $325,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $85,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35550.
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 — 344 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.