ZIP 35769 recorded 36 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 185 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jackson County, AL. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
185 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 46 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 36 |
Mar peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35769 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazardous condition, other | 42 | 22.7% | |
| 2 | Authorized controlled burning | 26 | 14.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 23 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 13 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Forest, woods or wildland fire | 9 | 4.9% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35769 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 27 | 40.3% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 7 | 10.4% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 19.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 50 | 74.6% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 3 | 4.5% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | Lightning | 2 | 3.0% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 6.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35769 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 210% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $375,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 4 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $135,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $100,000 | Fires in structures other than in a building | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $95,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35769.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottsboro | 183 | |
| 2 | Grant | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall County | AL | 1.00 | FIPS 01095 |
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 — 185 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.