ZIP 35811 recorded 135 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 689 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Madison County, AL.
689 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | |
| 2022 | 159 | |
| 2023 | 174 | |
| 2024 | 165 | |
| 2025 | 135 |
Jul peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35811 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 128 | 18.6% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 74 | 10.7% | |
| 3 | Fire, other | 53 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 46 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 40 | 5.8% |
For the 34 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35811 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 142 | 43.8% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 33 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 23 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Other | 17 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 8 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 7 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 6 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 77 | 23.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 194 | 59.9% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 24 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 15 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 12 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 9 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 40 | 12.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35811 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 215% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $186,800 | Fire, other | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $178,700 | Fire, other | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $110,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $73,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $60,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35811.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntsville | 503 | |
| 2 | Moores Mill | 12 | |
| 3 | Athens | 1 | |
| 4 | Lakeland | 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 — 689 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.