ZIP 35640 recorded 94 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 540 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Morgan County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
540 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 166 | |
| 2023 | 112 | |
| 2024 | 121 | |
| 2025 | 94 |
Apr peaks. Jul dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35640 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 90 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 72 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Flammable gas or liquid condition, other | 62 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 44 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 28 | 5.2% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35640 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 21.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 38 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 24 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 14 | 6.5% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 12 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 54 | 24.9% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 108 | 49.8% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 19 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 15 | 6.9% | |
| 4 | Cigarette lighter | 10 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 9 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 5 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 38 | 17.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35640 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 278% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $117,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $37,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $16,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $15,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $12,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35640.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartselle | 523 | |
| 2 | Priceville | 2 | |
| 3 | Somerville | 2 | |
| 4 | Decatur | 1 | |
| 5 | Falkville | 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 — 540 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.