ZIP 35579 recorded 22 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 263 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Walker County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
263 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 89 | |
| 2023 | 73 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 22 |
Mar peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35579 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 75 | 28.5% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 51 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 39 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 31 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 23 | 8.7% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35579 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 125 | 88.7% | |
| 2 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 4.3% | |
| 3 | Other | 4 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 2 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 0.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 129 | 91.5% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 3 | 2.1% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | Match | 1 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 0.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35579 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 206% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $3,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35579.
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 — 263 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.