ZIP 35748 recorded 51 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 368 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Madison County, AL.
368 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 107 | |
| 2023 | 78 | |
| 2024 | 104 | |
| 2025 | 51 |
Feb peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35748 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 74 | 20.1% | |
| 2 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 47 | 12.8% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 29 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 26 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Grass fire | 17 | 4.6% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35748 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 62 | 29.7% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 55 | 26.3% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 20 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 9 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Function area, other | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 19.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 94 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Match | 25 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 13 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 13 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 12 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Heat source: other | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 13.4% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35748 across 2021–2025. These 2 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $1,000 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35748.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gurley | 274 | |
| 2 | Huntsville | 11 | |
| 3 | New Market | 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 — 368 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.