ZIP 35603 recorded 123 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 397 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Morgan County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
397 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 53 | |
| 2023 | 55 | |
| 2024 | 141 | |
| 2025 | 123 |
Mar peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35603 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 41 | 10.3% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 39 | 9.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 36 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 36 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 32 | 8.1% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35603 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 40 | 19.7% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 38 | 18.7% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 29 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 16 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Wildland, woods | 14 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 8 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 46 | 22.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 105 | 51.7% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 14 | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | Match | 11 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 7 | 3.4% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 6 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 33 | 16.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35603 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 511% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $44,740 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $30,000 | Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $20,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35603.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Decatur | 285 | |
| 2 | Priceville | 86 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01083 |
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 — 397 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.