ZIP 35578 recorded 23 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 155 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Walker County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
155 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 36 | |
| 2025 | 23 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35578 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 41 | 26.5% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 37 | 23.9% | |
| 3 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 27 | 17.4% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 5 | 3.2% |
For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35578 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 66.4% | |
| 2 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 9 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Egress/exit, other | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Structural area, other | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 7.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 85 | 77.3% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 3 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 3.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35578 across 2021–2025. These 6 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $175,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $45,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $26,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,500 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35578.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbon Hill | 4 | |
| 2 | Lynn | 2 | |
| 3 | Parrish | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winston County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01133 |
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 — 155 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.