ZIP 35801 recorded 176 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 907 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Madison County, AL.
907 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 130 | |
| 2022 | 177 | |
| 2023 | 230 | |
| 2024 | 194 | |
| 2025 | 176 |
Jan peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35801 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 91 | 10.0% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 87 | 9.6% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 80 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 70 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Fire, other | 69 | 7.6% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35801 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 76 | 29.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 34 | 13.1% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 27 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 16 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 7 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Wall assembly | 6 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 75 | 28.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 145 | 55.8% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 22 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 19 | 7.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 15 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 9.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35801 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 12878% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Catastrophic |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 4 | $382,725 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 5 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $100,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35801.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntsville | 905 | |
| 2 | Cookeville | 1 | |
| 3 | Decatur | 1 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01083 |
| Morgan County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01103 |
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 — 907 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.