ZIP 35580 recorded 61 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 406 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Walker County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
406 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71 | |
| 2022 | 96 | |
| 2023 | 93 | |
| 2024 | 85 | |
| 2025 | 61 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35580 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 84 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 80 | 19.7% | |
| 3 | Hazardous condition, other | 33 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 32 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 19 | 4.7% |
For the 12 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35580 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 69 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 61 | 27.9% | |
| 3 | Wildland, woods | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 36 | 16.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 112 | 51.1% | |
| 2 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 14 | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Conducted heat from another fire | 13 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 7 | 3.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 29 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35580 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 427% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $151,300 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $70,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $53,700 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $40,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $32,700 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $11,900 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35580.
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 — 406 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.