ZIP 35816 recorded 116 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 584 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Madison County, AL.
584 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 95 | |
| 2022 | 125 | |
| 2023 | 126 | |
| 2024 | 122 | |
| 2025 | 116 |
Jul peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 35816 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 76 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 58 | 9.9% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 56 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Fire, other | 48 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 45 | 7.7% |
For the 7 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 35816 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 36 | 18.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 32 | 16.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 29 | 15.3% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 10.0% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 7 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 6 | 3.2% | |
| 8 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 50 | 26.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 89 | 46.8% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 18 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 14 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 10 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 28 | 14.7% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 35816 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 741% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $146,700 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $129,050 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $97,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $59,700 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 35816.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntsville | 583 |
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 — 584 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.