ZIP 35805 recorded 195 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 900 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Madison County, AL.
900 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 127 | |
| 2022 | 182 | |
| 2023 | 195 | |
| 2024 | 201 | |
| 2025 | 195 |
Sep peaks. Jun dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35805 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 188 | 20.9% | |
| 2 | Fire, other | 73 | 8.1% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 71 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Outside rubbish fire, other | 69 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 66 | 7.3% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35805 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 53 | 19.6% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 35 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 34 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 28 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 15 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 12 | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 73 | 27.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 146 | 54.1% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 8.5% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 23 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 14 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Cigarette lighter | 13 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 10 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | Hot ember or ash | 7 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 26 | 9.6% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35805 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 204% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 2 | $1,000,000 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $1,000,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $1,000,000 | Fire, other | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Major |
| 6 | $164,500 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 7 | $157,800 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $150,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35805.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntsville | 897 | |
| 2 | Redstone Arsenal | 2 |
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 — 900 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.