ZIP 35661 recorded 56 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 208 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Colbert County, AL.
208 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | |
| 2022 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 46 | |
| 2025 | 56 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35661 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass fire | 47 | 22.6% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 29 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 28 | 13.5% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 13 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 9 | 4.3% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35661 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 18 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 13 | 23.6% | |
| 3 | Other | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 3 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 7 | 12.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 29 | 52.7% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 5 | 9.1% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 4 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Match | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 9.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35661 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 102% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $25,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $8,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $4,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $3,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Outside equipment fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 8 | $500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35661.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscle Shoals | 201 | |
| 2 | Leighton | 1 | |
| 3 | Tuscumbia | 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 — 208 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.