ZIP 35616 recorded 34 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 253 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Colbert County, AL.
253 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 90 | |
| 2024 | 99 | |
| 2025 | 34 |
Aug peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35616 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 72 | 28.5% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 51 | 20.2% | |
| 3 | Passenger vehicle fire | 24 | 9.5% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 22 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 8 | 3.2% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35616 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 31.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 11 | 12.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 24 | 26.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 38 | 41.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 7 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 3 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 13 | 14.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35616 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 609% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $55,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $20,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,500 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,500 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35616.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherokee | 138 | |
| 2 | Leighton | 7 | |
| 3 | Russellville | 6 | |
| 4 | Cherokee | 1 |
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 — 253 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.