ZIP 35768 recorded 36 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 314 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
314 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 176 | |
| 2024 | 95 | |
| 2025 | 36 |
Nov peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35768 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 44 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 29 | 9.2% | |
| 3 | Trash or rubbish fire, contained | 27 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 27 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 22 | 7.0% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35768 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 46 | 21.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 41 | 19.5% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 25 | 11.9% | |
| 4 | Wildland, woods | 18 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 12 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 12 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Other | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 6 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 42 | 20.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 125 | 59.5% | |
| 2 | Cigarette lighter | 19 | 9.0% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 7 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 5 | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 4 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 32 | 15.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35768 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 580% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $250,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $180,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 6 | $135,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35768.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottsboro | 311 |
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 — 314 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.