ZIP 35803 recorded 69 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 394 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Madison County, AL.
394 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | |
| 2022 | 88 | |
| 2023 | 95 | |
| 2024 | 98 | |
| 2025 | 69 |
Jul peaks. Oct dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35803 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 52 | 13.2% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 44 | 11.2% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 41 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 36 | 9.1% | |
| 5 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 34 | 8.6% |
For the 8 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35803 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 26 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 24 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 14 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Vehicle area, other | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Other | 7 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 29.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 73 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 11 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 6 | 3.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 4 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 21 | 13.8% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35803 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 1194% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $999,999 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $350,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 4 | $239,500 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 5 | $206,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $162,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $150,000 | Fire, other | 2022 | Significant |
| 8 | $120,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35803.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntsville | 392 |
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 — 394 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.